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| Seven Correctional Staff Presented with Medals and Citation Bars |
| By patch.com- Tony Schinella |
| Published: 05/20/2015 |
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New Hampshire Department of Corrections Commissioner William L. Wrenn presented medals and citation bars to seven officers at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord, according to a press statement. For the first time since 1996, two of those officers received the Department’s highest level of recognition, which is the Medal of Honor. They were honored for their various roles in a serious incident that occurred in the Close Custody Unit of the Concord facility on January 16, 2015. An inmate armed with handmade weapon threatened and attacked the officers before he was subdued and the weapon removed from his hand. The following medals and citation bars were awarded. Corrections Officer Peter Ash, pictured left, received the Medal of Honor. Officer Ash put himself between the armed inmate and a Corrections Officer Trainee whom he had pushed to safety with full knowledge of the risks to his personal safety. Officer Ash engaged the inmate, distracted him from other staff, and used defensive tactics training to help subdue the inmate. No other staff or inmates were harmed. Read More. |
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