Alabama Department of Corrections, Alabama
End of Watch Friday, December 7, 2007
Add to My HeroesElizabeth Franklin
Correctional Officer Elizabeth Franklin succumbed to injuries suffered one week earlier when she fell from a tower at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women.
She was transported to a local hospital where she remained until succumbing to her injuries.
Officer Franklin had served with the Alabama Department of Corrections for 24 years. She was survived by her two sons, two daughters, an aunt, three sisters, three brothers, and nine grandchildren.
Bio
- Age 54
- Tour 24 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Fall
- Incident Date Saturday, December 1, 2007
Most Recent Reflection
View all 166 ReflectionsThere’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think of you you were the sweetest person I ever encountered in my life I’m sad that our time together was not as long as I wish it could’ve been I wish you could’ve met my husband and my children. I know that you are in a much better place and I hope to see your sweet face again I love you Grandma.
Breanna Franklin
Granddaughter
September 25, 2025
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