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Correctional Officer Jose Rivera
United States
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Friday, June 20, 2008
Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty:
10 months
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of
Incident: Friday, June 20, 2008
Incident Location: California
Weapon Used:
Edged weapon; Shank
Suspect Info: In custody
Correctional Officer Jose Rivera was stabbed to death by two inmates at United States Penitentiary Atwater
in Atwater, California. The inmates stabbed Officer Rivera with homemade knives as he was locking cell doors in preparation
for the 4:00 pm headcount.
Other officers immediately responded to the location and restrained both suspects. Officer
Rivera was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds several hours later.
Officer Rivera was
a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for only 10 months.
Agency Contact Information
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau
of Prisons
320 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: (202) 514-6551
Please contact the
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.
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