Attorney General's 2003 Photo Gallery
Correctional Employees Week ceremony on the Capitol steps
May 6, 2003 At the Correctional Employees Week ceremony on the Capitol steps, five corrections officers were awarded the Department of Corrections' highest honor, the Director's Award of Valor, for their bravery and professionalism. In December 2002, the five risked their lives while responding to a stabbing and consequently disarming two inmates at the Missouri State Penitentiary. The officers are Larry Lewis Jr., Larry Lewis Sr., Matthew Parvin, Tracy Fry and Phillip Crandall.