Camp Commander Lt. Derrick “Bo” Taylor, 56, attended the country music festival but didn’t survive the Oct. 1 attack which left 59 dead and more than 500 wounded.
“There are no words to express the feeling of loss and sadness regarding Bo’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. We truly are a family here at SCC and Bo’s loss will be felt throughout the prison, conservation camps, and Department,” Warden Joel Martinez wrote in a memo to staff.
Lt. Taylor began his career with the department on Jan. 25, 1988, at the Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center in Galt. His first appointment as an officer was at California Correctional Institution. He transferred to Wasco State Prison in 1994 and then went on to High Desert State Prison in 1995.
A promotion to Correctional Sergeant saw him transfer to Pleasant Valley State Prison in January 1997. In June 2001, he promoted to Correctional Lieutenant. He transferred to La Cima Conservation Camp as the Camp Commander in November 2004 and then to Ventura Camp in October 2014.
-courtesy CDCR
