According to the VADOC, Rivan was killed in the line of duty earlier this month, "heroically protecting" his assigned Correction Officer, staff, and other inmates at Sussex I State Prison.
A packed crowd at the Virginia Department of Corrections Academy for Staff Development gathered Thursday to honor Rivan, the K-9 who lost his life in the line of duty.
On Tuesday, April 2, three inmates affiliated with the MS-13 gang who are housed at Sussex I State Prison viciously attacked another inmate within one of the…