Massachusetts Department of Correction

Massachusetts Department of Correction has lost 15 officers across 156 years on record. 13 — 86.7% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 30.5 percentage points above the national average of 56.2% for Correctionss — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

Massachusetts Department of Correction honors 1 officer whose death was linked to the weight of the job — officers who served, who carried what the badge demands, and who deserve to be on this wall equally. badge.nw is one of the only memorials that honors these officers without exception. This represents 6.7% of this agency's fallen, compared to a national average of 1.1% for Correctionss.