Line of Duty Death: Corrections Officer V Elizabeth Jones
Corrections Officer V Elizabeth Jones
Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division, Texas
End of Watch Saturday, August 15, 2020
BIO
Age 59
Tour 18 years
Badge Not available
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause COVID19
Corrections Officer V Elizabeth Jones died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak amongst staff and inmates at the Carol Young Medical Facility in Galveston County.
Officer Jones had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 18 years. She is survived by her husband and two children.
In early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country contracted COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic due to requirements of their job. Many of these first responders died as a result of COVID-19.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Director Lorie Davis
Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division
PO Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342
Phone: (512) 463-9988
