Roll of Honor
Harold Edward Rice
Incident
Corrections Employee Harold Rice was beaten to death at the Indiana State Prison at 1 Park Row Street in Michigan City.
An inmate clerk reporting for work to the institution's laundry at 8:00 am found Corrections Employee Rice on the floor, having been brutally beaten. He had been struck on the head 13 times with a blunt instrument and was taken to the infirmary, where he was pronounced dead.
The institution was placed on lockdown after the incident, but the inmates who perpetrated the attack were not found, nor was the weapon used in the assault. The warden initially thought robbery may have been a motive.
Corrections Employee Rice had served with the Indiana Department of Correction for a total of 14 years, having previously served as a correctional officer at the prison for 6½ years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Employee Rice gave the Indiana Department of Correction 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Employee Rice.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Employee Harold Edward Rice 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Indiana Department of Correction, 8 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Edward Rice's cause is highlighted.
How Harold Edward Rice Compares
Offender Outcome
Never apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Edward Rice is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harold Edward Rice was killed by blunt object.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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