Tragic for the families, friends, co-workers and neighbors of the two correctional officers. The job that they do is one of extreme stress, dangerous, and depressing. We rarely think about the correctional officers we expect to work under such conditions, nor do we pay them their worth for a job that can get them killed or severely injured. We do however hold them accountable if something goes wrong, we make assumptions about them without knowing anything about their working conditions. Being a correctional officer means that you have to worry when you are out with your family shopping or enjoying nature that you might run into a former prisoner who might have held resentments about his past prison stay.
Sincere condolences to the families and co-workers.