Sensitive But Unclassified: Fallen Heroes

Today’s episode is about the life and ultimate sacrifice of 22-year-old Correctional Officer Jose V. Rivera, a Navy veteran who was tragically killed by two inmates at USP Atwater on June 20, 2008. Relying strictly on the official history preserved by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, we recount the fateful afternoon headcount that resulted in the very first staff murder in the history of the facilit...

This episode covers the line-of-duty death of Bureau of Prisons Officer Scott J. Williams, who was killed during an inmate assault at USP Lompoc on April 3, 1997. The episode focuses on the events of the attack, the dangers faced by correctional staff working inside federal institutions, and the lasting impact the incident had within the Bureau of Prisons. Officer Williams is remembered as one of...

In this episode, we look into the tragic, history-making story of Correctional Officer D'Antonio Andrew Washington, an Army veteran and dedicated law enforcement officer who made the ultimate sacrifice. We explore the chilling events of December 21, 1994, at the high-security United States Penitentiary (USP) Atlanta, the systemic vulnerabilities it exposed, and his enduring legacy as a fallen hero...

Transporting an inmate to a hospital for treatment is fairly run of the mill. This time, however, it was anything but. Welcome to Sensitive But Unclassified's only fallen hero who was murdered while on medical transport duty in a botched escape plan. Credit where it's due: free-stock-music.com (they're stuff is amazing), specifically: Scott Buckley: The Things That Keep Us Here

Apologies for the 2 weeks of silence! Spring break made it virtually impossible to get any real recording done around here. Anyway... We're led to believe that because it, "isn't a penitentiary," that FCI Oxford is a safer, run-of-the-mill place. Maybe it was once, but not after three inmates decided that an officer was going to die. Credit where its due: Thank you to free-stock-music.com for the...

The sequence of events that transformed the orderly operation of then USP Marion started with the murder of Officer Clutts and ended with the death of Officer Hoffman, who was murdered in chillingly similar fashion to his coworker, murdered only hours before. Note: Apologies if you here any static anywhere in this recording. I did not have time (like I usually do) to go back and clean it up, at le...

Another officer performing his duties as he had done every day prior. This time, however, an inmate took advantage of the monotony, and another officer was added to the BOP's list of Fallen Heroes. Credit where it's due: Thank you to free-stock-music.com for their amazing intro/outro music, specifically: motivational-background She Moved Mountains by Scott Buckley The Things that Keep Us Here by S...

Metropolitan Correctional Center, San Diego, 1983. A high-rise institution that housed inmates in transit to their designated institutions. At this time, at this place, some inmates wanted out, and they were willing to kill anyone who got in their way. Credit where its due: Stock-free-music.com for the awesome intro/outro music as well as fsm team and their piece "yellowtree melancholia"

Christmas Day. It's the day everyone wants off from work. Unfortunately, in 1982 it was also the day a riot broke out at FCI Petersburg, and that riot claimed the life of a Federal Bureau of Prisons employee. Credit where it's due: Thank you to free-stock-music.com for the intro/outro music as well as the background music tracks used in today's episode. Those are: fscm productions' "Decisive Hours...

Dietary Consultant Ms. Hylen worked at USP Atlanta as a contractor, helping inmates meet their nutritional needs. Unfortunately, one inmate decided that wasn't enough. Credit where it's due: Thank you to royalty-free-music.com for the intro & outro, as well as Scott Buckley for, "The Things that Keep Us Here."

Today’s episode focuses on the killing of an FCI El Reno correctional officer assigned to the prison chapel, a role centered on access and trust, who was murdered by Nation of Islam–affiliated inmates—an act that left lasting questions about warning signs, security, and accountability. Credit where it's due: Thank you to royalty-free-music.com for the intro & outro music.

In 1974, an officer with less than a year on the job lost his life in one of the most violent inmate-on-staff assaults in BOP history. Surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly, this is a type of things to come. Credit where it's due: Thank you to royaty-free-music.com, Alex Productions, and Scott Buckley for their awesome instrumental music used in today's episode.

Senior Officer Selle wasn't the only victim of a coordinated series of events: a disturbance, a hostage situation, and a fire at USP Leavenworth. He was, however, the only fatality. Credit where it’s due: Thanks to royalty-free-music.com

Working at USP Marion, Senior Officer Jarvis was murdered by an inmate, upset because his candy and magazines were taken away. Credit where it's due: "Motivational Background Music" courtesy of free-stock-music.com "Undertow" by Scott Buckley

Children can be just as dangerous as adults, just ask Mr. Latimer.

The second episode covering the "Battle of Alcatraz," this time we meet Correctional Officer William B. Miller. Officer Miller endured more than any correctional officer should have to: he was beaten, thrown into a cell, and an inmate got his hands on a gun and shot him. Through all that, before he died Miller was able to communicate the identity of his killer. He gave more than he was ever asked...

The infamous "Battle of Alcatraz" lasted roughly two full days. Inmates and correctional staff traded shots until the military was called in to assist and ultimately ended the standoff. The inmates who were responsible, those that survived, got their day in court. Fifteen officers were wounded and one, Correctional Officer Harold P. Stites, was killed. It's more than just an, "Officer killed while...

Here is the story (and my observations) of the first correctional worker to die in the line of duty at USP Alcatraz. In case you haven't noticed, I've moved from pre-written post episode commentary to more free form. Is that a good idea? A bad one? Leave a comment where ever you're listening and let me know what you think. Credit where it's due: Intro/outro music is "motivational background music"...

Just another day at work for Officer Warnke, nothing remarkable about it. Someone else though, decided for no apparent reason, that this day would be Warnke's last. Join me in honoring this officer's memory on Sensitive but Unclassified: Fallen Heroes. Credit where it's due: Thank you to free-stock-music.com and the following artists: Team ESCP with "Yellow Magnolias" Intro/Outro music by Alex Pro...

When is a haircut not a haircut? When it violently transitions into multiple stabbings, a couple gunshot wounds, and a murdered Bureau of Prisons Captain. Welcome back to Sensitive but Unclassified: Fallen Heroes. Credit where its due: This episode's music is pulled from free-stock-music.com "Decisive Hours" by FSCM Productions "Desolation" by Alex Productions

Dr. James R. Brock was serving as Deputy Warden at USP Atlanta and was observing the breakfast meal when his life was cut short in dramatic fashion. Credit where it's due: The intro/outro music was provided by free-stock-music.com

Episode 3 introduces us to Officer Edgar A. Barr, another correctional officer at USP Leavenworth, who was killed by an inmate who decided to hold a grudge. Credit where its due: “Undertow” by Scott Buckley (Music from free-stock-music.com ) Intro/Outro music by Alex-Productions

Let's be thankful for an early episode! Happy Thanksgiving! Episode 2 is about Andrew F. Turner, a correctional officer who was struck down in a prison dining hall, surrounded by about 1500 inmates, by the inmate who would become known as "The Birdman of Alcatraz." Credit where it's due: free-stock-music.com for my intro/outro music, "motivational piano" and Scott Buckley with, "She Moved Mountain...

The day was like any other, until it wasn't. One man took on 26 federal inmates and give the ultimate sacrifice in an effort to keep his community safe. Joseph B. Waldrupe, you will never be forgotten. Please note: This is a re-recording! Honestly, I didn't like how the actual first episode came out and I finally had the time to do something about it. More here, obviously, it's about twice as long...