WASHINGTON — (WASHINGTON) -- Leaders from the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons gathered on a rainy Tuesday morning in Washington to honor the sacrifice and service of fallen federal correctional officers during National Correctional Officers Week.
From May 7 to May 13, correctional officers and corrections professionals -- more than two-dozen of whom have died in the line of duty -- are honored for their service and sacrifice from both federal and state prisons, the Bureau of Prisons said.
Peters highlighted the 26 officers who have died in the line of duty throughout history. Peters highlighted the cases of Royal Cline, a corrections officer who died at USP Alcatraz in 1938 shortly after the BOP was established, and Lt. Osvaldo Albarati, who was murdered in 2013 after he was targeted by inmates on his way home from work at Metropolitan Detention Center Guaynabo in Puerto Rico.
"Our country is made better because of the dedication of the public servants that make up the Bureau of Prisons," she said."Those who go to work for the Bureau of Prisons, who answer the call to serve, often put themselves in harm's way to do demanding and dangerous jobs. They go about that work quietly, often without praise or thanks, simply hoping to carry out their work protecting their communities and then return safely home to their families.
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