A Monroe corrections officer has died from COVID-19
MONROE — A veteran corrections officer who worked at the prison in Monroe has died from complications of COVID-19, state officials announced Monday evening.
Correctional officer Berisford Anthony Morse, 65, died Sunday.
“It is a tragedy to lose a member of our public safety community and correctional family,” said Stephen Sinclair, the state secretary of corrections. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the loss of Correctional Officer Berisford Morse due to COVID-19. Our hearts go out to Officer Morse’s grieving family and the sacrifice they have made.”
Morse worked for the Department of Corrections since October 2003. That included time as a correctional officer at Monroe Correctional Complex and as a non-permanent community corrections officer for seven months in 2013.
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