Obituaries
Obituaries are tributes to staff and retirees who have passed away.
As Lieutenant Derrick ‘Bo’ Taylor is laid to rest in Pismo Beach today, one mother credits him with saving five...
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Secretary Scott Kernan: "Lt. Derrick 'Bo' Taylor was murdered by unspeakable evil in the Las Vegas shooting. This is a...
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California Medical Facility (CMF) reported the passing of Correctional K-9 Sergeant Brian Pyle on Sept. 29, 2017.
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Folsom Correctional Officer Lyle Herman, Jr., died June 29, 1988, after suffering head injuries when he intervened during a robbery.
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Jerry Enomoto, 89, the first Asian-American director for the department, passed away January 17, 2016. He began in 1952 as...
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Robert "Bob" Borg, retired Folsom State Prison warden, died November 21, 2015, at the age of 77.
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The California Medical Facility flag was lowered to half-staff Aug. 17, 2015, to honor Correctional Officer Albert “Al” Patch, killed...
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Former department Director CA “Cal” Terhune passed away July 31, 2015, according to CDCR officials. He was 86.
A special ceremony was held in memory of Howell “Hal” Burchfield, a sergeant at San Quentin who was stabbed to...
Read More About San Quentin marks 30 years since Burchfield slaying
(Editor’s note: This story on the slaying of Howell Burchfield at San Quentin was published in 1985 in Correction News,...
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