Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Keeper Frederick Douglass succumbed to injuries sustained four years earlier when he was kicked in the abdomen by a death row inmate at the New Jersey State Prison.
He sustained severe internal injuries as a result of the kick and his health continued to deteriorate until he was forced to medically retire in July 1914. He died as a result of injuries on March 11, 1915, less than one year after his forced retirement.
The inmate who kicked him was sentenced to death for the previous murder, but had the sentence commuted to life minutes before his execution.
Deputy Keeper Douglass had served with the New Jersey Department of Corrections for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his two sons and brother.
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Keeper Douglass gave the New Jersey Department of Corrections 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Keeper Douglass.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Keeper Frederick A. Douglass is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At New Jersey Department of Corrections, 16 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick A. Douglass's cause is highlighted.
How Frederick A. Douglass Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick A. Douglass is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Frederick A. Douglass was killed by person.
Incident Location
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