CORRECTIONAL OFFICER'S PRAYER
by Larry Peoples
Lord, when it's time to go inside,
That place of steel and stone,
I pray that you will keep me safe,
So I won't walk alone.
Help me to do my duty,
Please watch me on my rounds,
Amongst those perilous places
And slamming steel door sounds.
God, Keep my fellow Officers
Well and free from harm,
Let them know I'll be there too,
Whenever there's alarm.
Above all when I walk my beat,
No matter where I roam,
Let me go back whence I came,
To family and home.
CHARLES A. KRUEGER
Killed at Pontiac Correctional Center, September 7, 1919
J. SOL JONES
Killed at Pontiac Correctional Center, June 15, 1922
FRIEBERT F. JAHNKE
Killed at Pontiac Correctional Center, October 23, 1933
WILLIAM E. McCASLING
Killed at Pontiac Correctional Center, November 10, 1967
STANLEY COLE
Killed at Pontiac Correctional Center, July 22, 1978
ROBERT J. CONKLE
Killed at Pontiac Correctional Center, July 22, 1978
WILLIAM THOMAS
Killed at Pontiac Correctional Center, July 22, 1978
FRIEDA KING
Killed at Pontiac Correctional Center, February 8, 1983
VIRDEEN WILLIS
Shot and killed in Chicago, June 30, 1985
ROBERT TAYLOR
Killed at Pontiac Correctional Center,September 3, 1987
Illinois Correctional Employees Memorial Association website