Incident
Correctional Officer Dan Harrison was beaten and stabbed to death at the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Georgia.
He was going to the aid of another officer who was being attacked during a prisoner riot. Officer Harrison was stabbed a total of 61 times and was beaten so badly that nearly every bone in his body was broken. After the assault the prisoners stacked mattresses on top of his body and lit them on fire.
Officer Harrison had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for 10 months.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, and twin sister.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Harrison served with the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Harrison.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Georgia Department of Corrections has lost 38 officers; 16 of them killed feloniously.
Dan is one of 549 officers killed feloniously in GA, 60.7% of the 905 remembered there.
Dan is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Dan is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1978, 2 officers at Georgia Department of Corrections were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1978, 5 officers in GA were killed feloniously, the 31st heaviest of 149 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 16.
In 1978, 121 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 43rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1978, 135 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 40th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Dan was 32. Of the 16 killed feloniously at Georgia Department of Corrections whose age is recorded, half were between 31.5 and 47.3; the middle age was 41.5. Dan had served 0.8 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Dan was 32. Of the 481 killed feloniously in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 48; the middle age was 38. Dan had served 0.8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Dan was 32. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Dan had served 0.8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Dan was 32. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Dan had served 0.8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
July holds 12.5% of these deaths at Georgia Department of Corrections; November holds the most, 25%. Sundays: 25%.
July holds 8.6% of these deaths in GA; December holds the most, 10.6%. Sundays: 16.4%.
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.
July holds 9% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Sundays: 15.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 42.1% of all 38 deaths at Georgia Department of Corrections, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon; shank, in 6.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 60.7% of all 905 deaths in GA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon; shank, in 0.2% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon; shank, in 0.1% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon; shank, in 0.1% of these deaths.
His people
Georgia Department of Corrections has 38 officers remembered here, Dan among them.
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Joseph Coody Mar 21, 1912
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Clyde M. Gresham
Aug 29, 1936
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Clarence Cox Nov 8, 1943
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Donald Boyd Smith Mar 29, 1970
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Richard H. Rogers Mar 29, 1970
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Dan Harrison
Jul 23, 1978
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Ralph Williams Kimbro Nov 15, 1978
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Frank Scott
Sep 18, 1980
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Wilson Morris Cartwright Nov 26, 1984
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Lee Franklin Coxwell Nov 15, 1986
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Walter Owen Fulford
Jan 24, 1990
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Eddie Mack Davis
Feb 27, 1997
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Tommie Lee Goggins
Feb 27, 1997
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Carlton R. Cherry, Sr.
Feb 27, 1997
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Wayne Herman Griglen
Feb 27, 1997
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James Grover Henderson, Jr.
Jun 3, 2002
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Eugene T. Groover, Jr.
Jul 9, 2004
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Jack Wesley Cannon
Aug 20, 2009
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Tiffany Danielle Bishop
Aug 31, 2011
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Larry L. Stell
Oct 11, 2012
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Da'Jhaun Gaitors
Oct 22, 2014
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Gregory Dale Mitchell
Jul 7, 2015
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James Bryan McCrystal
Jul 14, 2015
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Christopher James Monica
Jun 13, 2017
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Curtis Bernard Billue
Jun 13, 2017
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Roger Joe Hodge, Sr.
Apr 14, 2020
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Jerome McBurrough
Jun 23, 2020
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Onochie Sunday Ikedionwu
Aug 26, 2020
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Wayne Douglas Snyder
Jan 23, 2021
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David Eason
Jan 30, 2021
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Grace A. Bellamy
Feb 1, 2021
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Clayton Sanders
Aug 7, 2021
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Nicholas Anderson Boutwell
Aug 20, 2021
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Yashica Anderson Stephen
Sep 9, 2021
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Michael McKinnie
Sep 10, 2021
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Kimberly Montresa Barnes
Sep 13, 2021
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Terry Lorenzo Primus, Sr.
Dec 16, 2021
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Robert Danforth Clark
Oct 1, 2023
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-E
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