Mississippi Department of Corrections

Mississippi Department of Corrections has lost 9 officers across 111 years on record. 7 — 77.8% — were killed feloniously, meaning officers were deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty. This is 21.6 percentage points above the national average of 56.2% for Correctionss — reflecting the particular danger faced by officers in this jurisdiction.

2 officers were lost to accidents — 22.2% of this agency's fallen, compared to 18.2% nationally for Correctionss. Across this agency's history, roughly 1 in every 5 officers who died did so in an accident.

This agency has also lost 1 K9 partner — working animals who served alongside officers and gave their lives in that service. They are honored on this memorial alongside every officer.