Kentucky Department of Corrections
Correctional Officer Hunter Scott Miller
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Thursday, July 25, 2024
Cause: Heart attack
Correctional Officer Thomas Alan Beard
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Jonathan Howard Tosh
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer David M. Ragle
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Saturday, December 19, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Thomas Anthony Brooks
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Thursday, August 13, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Corrections Officer Charles Frederick Cash
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Friday, May 9, 1986
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee Patricia Ross
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Thursday, March 1, 1984
Cause: Assault
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Wednesday, July 18, 1956
Cause: Stabbed
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Thursday, July 21, 1949
Cause: Automobile crash
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Monday, December 17, 1945
Cause: Gunfire
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 1931
Cause: Assault
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Wednesday, October 3, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Wednesday, October 3, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Wednesday, October 3, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Wednesday, July 12, 1899
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Thursday, May 8, 1884
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 16
- Assault 3
- Automobile crash 1
- COVID19 4
- Gunfire 5
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Heart attack 1
- Stabbed 1
By Month
- March 1
- April 1
- May 2
- July 4
- August 1
- September 2
- October 3
- December 2
By Gender
- Male 15
- Female 1