National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Officer Rank: Prison Guard

Memorial Panel: 1-E: 24

Department: Nevada State Prison, Nevada

End of Watch: October 13, 1871

Cause: SHOT

Age: 39

Years of Service: 5

Description: On September 17, 1871, twenty nine outlaws staged an escape from the Nevada State Penitentiary at Carson City. Guard Isaacs, of the Gold Hill penitentiary, was in the yard when the prisoners began to flee. Guard Isaacs began firing but was hit with a bullet that broke his right knee. A second shot struck him in the hip. Guard Isaacs did not recover from his injuries and died three weeks later.