This is a list of correctional workers in Canada who have died or been killed while in the performance of their duties.The Canadian Peace Officers' Memorial Association, Honour Role

Name Work Location Date of death Cause of death Guard Henry (or Harry) TraillLibrary and Archives Canada: Catharine Parr Traill - Chronology - Biographies - Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill (see 1870) Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario July 7, 1870 First post-confederation peace officer to be killed in the line of duty. Struck in the head during an escape.Guard's life commemorated; Kingston Pen corrections officer was first to die on job, Kingston Whig-Standard Guard John RutledgeThe hanging of Robert Neil, murderer of John Rutledge, New York Times Toronto Central Prison, Toronto, Ontario c.1888 Instructor David Cunningham Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario December 5, 1890 Killed during prison renovations. Deputy Warden Richard H. StedmanAlberta Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Day honour roll Alberta Penitentiary, Edmonton, Alberta April 15, 1909 Killed by an inmate with an axe in the prison carpentry shop. Guard John Henry JoynsonBritish Columbia History - Journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Volume 39, No. 1, 2006 - Page 12 British Columbia Penitentiary, New Westminster, British Columbia October 5, 1912 Shot during an escape. Carpenter John (Jack) Leybourne Ontario Reformatory, Guelph, Ontario August 28, 1912 Guard Robert E. CoxfordNational Union Working Session, Correctional Officers and Youth Facility Workers , September 2004 Renfrew County Gaol, Pembroke, Ontario November 29, 1914 Guard Anton Martinsen FladebyLet's Talk, January 1999 Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba May 11, 1919 Stabbed by a disgruntled inmate. See story below. Head Turnkey Arthur Awty Wentworth County Gaol, Hamilton, Ontario November 29, 1919 Stabbed by an inmate Guard Joseph Purcell Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario September 29, 1919 Trampled by a team of runaway horses. Assistant Superintendent Norman J. Agnew Ontario Reformatory, Guelph, Ontario October 27, 1921 Matron Margaret Mick Toronto Municipal Jail Farm For Women (Langstaff Jail Farm), Richmond Hill, Ontario May 25, 1925 First female peace officer killed in the line of duty. See story below. Guard Stanley Blythe Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan August 19, 1925 Fell from an upper tier. Guard John Williams Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba June 25, 1926 Killed in an explosion during excavations in the prison yard. Guard Malcolm Earl Jenkin Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario August 28, 1926 Hit in the head with a crowbar during an escape. Quarry Instructor Gabriel Childs Collins Bay Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario February 23, 1933 Succumbed to injuries sustained from an explosion while supervising inmates. Guard John J. McCormick Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario July 13, 1936 Stabbed to death by an inmate. Guard Kearwood "Kip" White Huron County Gaol, Goderich, Ontario December 25, 1941 Struck on the head with a hammer by an escaping inmate. Robert H. Canning Toronto 'Don' Jail, Toronto, Ontario June 10, 1944 Beaten and strangled by inmates during an escape. See story below. Guard John D. Kennedy Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario April 26, 1948 Shot during an escape. William F. Trant Ministry of the Attorney General, Corrections, British Columbia 1956 Correctional Officer Ira Sefton Smith Burwash Industrial Farm, Burwash, Ontario (Sudbury, Ontario) January 16, 1959 Correctional Officer Charles Oxby Burwash Industrial Farm, Burwash (Sudbury), Ontario January 7, 1960 Guard William C. Wentworth Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario November 24, 1961 Stabbed by an inmate. Guard Joseph E. (or Raymond J.) Tellier St. Vincent De Paul Penitentiary, Laval, Quebec May 2, 1963 Stabbed by inmates during a hostage-taking. Guard Edwin J. Masterton Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorchester, New Brunswick September 23, 1964 Stabbed by an inmate. Correctional Officer Howard Scott Orangeville Jail, Orangeville, Ontario March 9, 1973 Instructor Stanley Green Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba July 22, 1974 Killed by an inmate. Instructor Georges Louis Nadeau Cowansville Institution, Cowansville, Quebec April 8, 1975 Killed with a hammer by an inmate. Correctional Officer Roy W. Eddy Pacific Regional Psychiatric Centre, Abbotsford, British Columbia June 6, 1975 Heart attack while struggling with an inmate. Joseph A.P. Gosselin Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec June 27, 1975 Shot by inmate. Classification Officer Mary Steinhauser British Columbia Penitentiary, New Westminster, British Columbia June 11, 1975 Accidentally shot by rescuers during a hostage-taking. Correctional Officer Douglas "Stik" White Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre, London, Ontario May 23, 1978 Senior Correctional Officer Francis A.G. Eustace Collins Bay Institution, Kingston, Ontario November 26, 1978 Stabbed by an inmate. Food Services Officer Joseph D.P. Maurice Collins Bay Institution, Kingston, Ontario November 26, 1978 Stabbed by an inmate. Warden Michel Roy Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec February 7, 1978 Shot in his driveway. Guard Paul Guy Fournier St. Vincent De Paul Penitentiary, Laval, Quebec July 11, 1978 Shot by inmates during a hostage-taking. Correctional Officer William A. Morrison Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorchester, New Brunswick October 10, 1980 Died in an explosion as rescuers were clearing a blockade during a hostage-taking. Senior Correctional Officer David Van Den Abeele Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec July 25, 1982 Killed during a riot. Correctional Officer Denis Rivard Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec July 25, 1982 Killed during a riot. Senior Correctional Officer Léandre Leblanc Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec July 25, 1982 Killed during a riot. Correctional Officer Joseph A. Serge Delorme Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec April 22, 1983 Stabbed by an inmate. Correctional Officer Joseph Wendl Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba July 13, 1984 Stabbed by inmates. Correctional Officer Rudy "Vern" Friesen Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba July 13, 1984 Stabbed by inmates. Alvin A. Frank Regina Correctional Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan June 3, 1987Officer Alvin Frank was involved in a fatal car accident while on escort Correctional Officer Daniel Lennon Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, Ottawa, Ontario February 25, 1991 Correctional Officer John Weszner Jr. Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre, London, Ontario December 9, 1991 Bill M. Kennedy Ministry of the Solicitor General & Correctional Services, British Columbia 1993 Correctional Officer Arnold H. Harrison Springhill Institution, Springhill, Nova Scotia January 28, 1997 Killed in a traffic accident while transporting inmates. Correctional Officer Diane Lavigne Direction générale des services correctionnels, Quebec June 26, 1997 Shot by members of Hells Angels. See story below. Correctional Officer Pierre Rondeau Direction générale des services correctionnels, Quebec September 8, 1997 Shot by members of Hells Angels. See story below. Senior Project Officer Daniel T. A. RowanThe Dan Rowan Memorial Award , Correctional Services Canada Correctional Service Canada International Relations Division - Overseas November 12, 1999 Killed in a plane crash while representing Correctional Services Canada in Kosovo. Operational Manager Alex Finkle Brantford Jail, Brantford, Ontario August 26, 2000 Parole Officer Louise PargeterCorrectional Service Canada's page on Louise Pargeter Yellowknife, Northwest Territories October 6, 2004 Stabbed by a parolee. Corrections Officer Rhonda Commodore The Pas, Manitoba November 6, 2014 Automobile accidentCorrectional Peace Officer Solomon Osagiede Edmonton Remand Centre, Edmonton, Alberta.March 7, 2019Collapse during training

Margaret Mick

Margaret Mick (1 June 1860 – 25 May 1925) was Canada's first female peace officer to be killed in the line of duty. On the night of Monday, May 25, 1925 Mick, who worked as a Matron, was the only staff member on duty at the Toronto Municipal Jail Farm for Women in Concord, Ontario. About 10:15 PM, one inmate was able to squeeze through the bars of her cell and free another. The two of them waited while a third complained about a leak in her cell. When Mick came to investigate she was jumped by the two lying in wait for her. She was beaten unconscious, and tied to pipes in a utility room. She was found dead the next morning still tied to the pipes.

Her three assailants were caught and convicted of their crime and each served five years in jail.

Mick was the first woman to be added to the memorial commemorating fallen police and peace officers near Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario.

The Farm was located in Richmond Hill on the north side of Highway 7 from Yonge Street to Bayview Avenue. The facility opened in 1912, was closed in 1959 and demolished in 1981. The surrounding land is now mixed commercial and residential development with no traces of the former facility.

Anton Martinsen Fladeby

Anton Fladeby came to Canada from Norway in the spring of 1909, a few of months prior to his 20th birthday and on December 1, 1914, at the age of 25, he enlisted as a guard at Manitoba Penitentiary (known today as the Stony Mountain Penitentiary). During World War I, he saw action overseas in France with the Canadian Army. In 1919, he returned to Canada and after a month of rest, returned to duty at Manitoba Penitentiary.

On Friday, May 2, 1919, ten days after his return to his work at the penitentiary, Fladeby was checking inmates in and out of the barbershop area when he encountered inmate Albert Johnson. Fladeby had recently searched Johnson’s cell and discovered a letter that the latter was writing, complaining about the ill treatment of inmates at Manitoba Penitentiary. Letters of this type were considered contraband at the time and Fladeby had confiscated it. Inmate Johnson now harboured strong resentment toward Fladeby.

Inmate Johnson lunged at Fladeby, stabbing him in the neck with a small knife he had gotten from the infirmary to "cut his fingernails", severing the artery on the right side. Two other inmates came to the aid of Fladeby and administered first aid until the arrival of the penitentiary doctor. Fladeby seemed to be resuscitating and was taken to the Winnipeg General Hospital. However, on Sunday, May 11, 1919, Anton Fladeby succumbed to his wounds. He was buried with full military honours in the "Field of Honour" at Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg.

Albert Johnson was found guilty of manslaughter and received a life sentence, of which he served 16 years until his deportation to the United States.

John Williams

John Williams, a veteran of both the Boer War and World War I, became a guard with the Canadian Penitentiary Service on March 11, 1920. In the mid-1920s construction of a new sewage treatment plant began at the Stony Mountain Penitentiary (then called the Manitoba Penitentiary). On June 26, Williams was supervising an inmate work-gang blasting rock when a laid charge failed to detonate. Williams allowed an "inordinate amount of time" to pass before he removed the inmates to a safe area and investigated. Just as Williams reached the charge it detonated, killing him instantly.

Williams was buried with full military honours in the "Field of Honour" at Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg. He was survived by his wife and four children.

Kearwood "Kip" White