Correction Officer Shirlene A. Jenkins, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio

Correction Officer Shirlene A. Jenkins

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio

End of Watch Tuesday, February 11, 1997

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Shirlene A. Jenkins

Correction Officer Shirlene Jenkins suffered a fatal heart attack following a struggle with an inmate in the psychiatric unit at the Allen Correctional Institution.

Officer Jenkins was assisting four other officers in using physical force to keep an inmate from harming himself. Officer Jenkins collapsed after the incident.

Officer Jenkins had served with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for three years. She is survived by one child.

Bio

Age 36
Tour 3 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Heart attack
Weapon Person
Offender Not available

EDP, prisoner custody

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NEVER FORGET! Honoring the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Correction Officer Shirlene A. Jenkins of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio, and the additional 73 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer (Retired)
Ohio Attorneys General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

February 11, 2025