Sidney Harrison
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Correctional Officer

Sidney Harrison

Accident
End of Watch May 18, 1995
Age 34
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Gender Male

Incident

Correctional Officer Sidney Harrison was killed while traveling to a court appearance when the tire in his van blew out, causing the van to flip. He was ejected from the van and then crushed when it rolled over him on Mississippi 3, one mile south of Vance.

Survivors

Officer Harrison is survived by his wife, three daughters, son, and parents.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MS-84015831
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Harrison served with the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Harrison.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Jackson, MS
Platform Identity mdcorr.hinds.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 18, 1995
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Correctional Officer Sidney Harrison is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MS, 89 of 350 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Mississippi Department of Corrections, 2 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.

Mississippi Department of Corrections
2
of 9 officers
22.2% Accident
MS — Statewide
89
of 350 officers
25.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sidney Harrison's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Sidney Harrison Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sidney Harrison is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location