Roll of Honor
Incident
Correction Officer Edward Jaworski was beaten to death by an inmate armed with a baseball bat.
The 26-year-old inmate, serving a life sentence for murdering his sister-in-law, was convicted of Officer Jaworski's murder and received another life sentence. On September 10, 1953, he was found dead in his cell. An autopsy revealed he died from a blood clot.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correction Officer Jaworski served with the South Dakota Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Dakota. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correction Officer Jaworski.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correction Officer Edward Jaworski 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 SD, 36 of 62 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.1% of this state's fallen. That is 3.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At South Dakota Department of Corrections, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Jaworski's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Jaworski Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Jaworski is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward Jaworski was killed by blunt object; bat.
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