Roll of Honor
Incident
Correctional Officer Elizabeth Franklin succumbed to injuries suffered one week earlier when she fell from a tower at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women.
She was transported to a local hospital where she remained until succumbing to her injuries.
Officer Franklin had served with the Alabama Department of Corrections for 24 years.
Survivors
She was survived by her two sons, two daughters, an aunt, three sisters, three brothers, and nine grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Correctional Officer Franklin gave the Alabama Department of Corrections 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Franklin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Elizabeth Franklin is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Alabama Department of Corrections, 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elizabeth Franklin's cause is highlighted.
How Elizabeth Franklin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Elizabeth Franklin is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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