Last week a Federal Corrections Officer was killed by an inmate. As news is unfolding about this, I just read the following article which identifies him as a die-hard Seahawks fan. I mention this because there is the chance that he was a member on this board. If any knew him I am sure you were better for it.

http://citizensvoice.com/news/nanticoke-corrections-officer-killed-by-inmate-1.1450628

As someone who is in the same field, and age my condolences go out to this man and his family. Good men are lost all the time due to understaffed jails and prisons. Its a sad thing when budget cuts and saving a buck outweighs the safety of the men who put there lives on the line to keep our streets safe. God bless this family from my family and a fellow 12th man!

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We have some Erics as members, hope this wasn't one of them. All you Erics check in please.

But Member or no, what a sad ending.

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Still missing you everyday pal.

Tough job. Single officer, working alone with 130 high-risk criminals with zero protection. Didn't know the region until I looked it up. This was in Pennsylvania. R.I.P Officer Williams

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Without turning this political......agree 100% with everything you said. Prayers to/for the family.

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This is just awful...I have several friends who are correction officers and all of them are feeling the crunch of understaffing and long hours. Tough gig. My condolences to his family.

Godspeed Brother

Edited *for spelling correctness*

God Bless him and his family. I work in an area where men and women like him keep us safe, and we are always grateful for the stressful and risky work that they do.

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What does this mean?? I have never understood it.

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Were you born in the Dakotahs or something. How do you not know?

I dunno either but is actually quite popular around here.

He obviously means that he hopes that Eric has a safe and fast trip to Heaven... Not a bad thing at all... God Speed, means a safe journey wherever....

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Wow. He was just the 25th corrections officer to be killed since 1901. Talk about unlucky.

I am hardly a gun nut, far from it, but correction officers should be armed. I believe police officers now have guns that only work when held by the officers own hand or something. Very safe. Also, it's probably a bad idea to have guards on solo duty.

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Allweather, are you from northeastern PA?

Eric was from my area but, I did not know him. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family and friends.

I provide support for Canaan but I don't work there. I live in Oregon and work for the BOP but not as an officer anymore. I travel around to several different prisons but I am based in Oregon.

Years ago they did but it was determined that if the guard was armed and overpowered the prisoners would then have a weapon.

I had a personal friend who was a Presbyterian Minister pay his way through Seminary being a guard at San Quentin. Always thought it was a strange way for a man of God to get religion.

He never carried a gun and was in the general population all the time.

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Still missing you everyday pal.

That's too bad. RIP 12th man fan.

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That's why they need to be armed, but with something that could not be life threatening- something like pepper spray.

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Of course. Didn't any of you see Police Acedemy 2?

Oh, BTW... Canadian Eric checking in. Alive, well and only slightly intoxicated.

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"Slightly"? Pussy. You need to drink more then.

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