Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) Leaders from the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons gathered on a rainy Tuesday
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Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images(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.
"We gather together today to honor the memory of those Bureau employees who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty," Bureau of Prisons Director Colete Peters told the group of family members and leaders gathered at the National Law Enforcement Memorial. "We must never forget the tragedies of the past and the corrections professional s lives cut short while ensuring the public s safety and working to prepare those in custody
(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 […]