Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Clayton Sanders died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Atlanta Medical Center at 303 Parkway Drive NE in Atlanta.
Sergeant Sanders had served with the Georgia Department Of Corrections for 23 years.
Sgt. Sanders, On today, the 1st anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Georgia. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy. There is no tougher job in Law Enforcement then that of a Corrections Officer.
R.I.P. USBP
Anonymous United States Border Patrol August 7th, 2022
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Clayton Sanders died on August 7, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 51.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 12 at Georgia Dept. of Corrections.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
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The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Sanders gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 23 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Sanders.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Clayton Sanders is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 63 of 903 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Georgia Dept. of Corrections, 12 of 38 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 31.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clayton Sanders's cause is highlighted.
How Clayton Sanders Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Clayton Sanders is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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