2020 was the deadliest year for correctional officers, advocacy group says
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Replay Video UP NEXT Last year was the deadliest on record for correctional officers, according to the nonprofit group One Voice, which tracks correctional officers deaths. According to the group, 219 officers and 41 staff died of COVID-19, since March 2020. In a typical year, about 11 officers lose their lives, One Voice said. Friday night, One Voice will honor those fallen in a virtual candlelight vigil. We mourn the 219 correctional officers and 41 non-custody employees who died while reporting for duty during the pandemic as well as the thousands of incarcerated individuals who have died across the country, said Andy Potter, retired correctional officer and founder of One Voice United.
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(NEW YORK) Last year was the deadliest on record for correctional officers, according to the nonprofit group One Voice, which tracks correctional officers deaths.
According to the group, 219 officers and 41 staff died of COVID-19, since March 2020.
In a typical year, about 11 officers lose their lives, One Voice said.
Friday night, One Voice will honor those fallen in a virtual candlelight vigil. We mourn the 219 correctional officers and 41 non-custody employees who died while reporting for duty during the pandemic as well as the thousands of incarcerated individuals who have died across the country, said Andy Potter, retired correctional officer and founder of One Voice United.