ELIZABETH GREEN FRANKLIN

ELIZABETH GREEN FRANKLIN Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Corrections Officer
Memorial Panel: 28-W: 26
Department: Alabama Department of Corrections
End of Watch: December 7, 2007
Cause: FALL
Age: 54
Years of Service: 24
Description: Officer Franklin died from injuries she received when she fell from the watch tower at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women. To reach the tower, officers must first climb a set of stairs and then climb up a ladder. On the morning of December 1st, Officer Franklin lost her footing as she attempted to climb up the ladder and fell backwards. She was transported to a hospital with severe neck and head injuries. She remained in a coma and died one week later.
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