Roll of Honor
Incident
Warden Charles Lincoln was stabbed and killed by a prisoner at the Charlestown State Prison.
Warden Lincoln was walking through the shoe department of the prison when a prisoner approached him from behind and stabbed him in the neck, killing him.
The man was immediately seized by a guard. He was charged with murder.
The inmate was acquitted on the grounds of insanity and was removed from the Charlestown State Prison and placed in the Lunatic Asylum at Worcester. On May 21st, 1884, the subject committed suicide by jumping out of a window at the Lunatic Asylum.
Warden Lincoln had served as the Warden of the State Prison for many years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and eleven children.
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Warden Lincoln served with the Massachusetts Department of Correction.
Thank you for your service to the Milford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Warden Charles Lincoln Jr. is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 42.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Massachusetts Department of Correction, 13 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 86.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Lincoln Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Charles Lincoln Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Lincoln Jr. is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Lincoln Jr. was killed by edged weapon.
Incident Location
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