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Results for prisoner deaths (u.s.)
2 results foundAuthor: Noonan, Margaret E. Title: Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2012 - Statistical Tables Summary: Presents national and state-level data on the number of inmate deaths that occurred in local jails and state prisons, the distribution of deaths across jails, and the aggregate count of deaths in federal prisons. The report presents annual counts and 13-year trends between 2000 and 2012 in deaths in custody. It provides mortality rates per 100,000 inmates in custody in jail or prison; details cause of death, including deaths attributed to illness, homicide, suicide, intoxication, and accidental injury; describes decedents' characteristics, including age, sex, race or Hispanic origin, legal status, and time served; and specifies the state where the deaths occurred. Data are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics' Deaths in Custody Reporting Program, initiated in 2000 under the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-297). Details: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2014. 42p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 20, 2014 at: http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mljsp0012st.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mljsp0012st.pdf Shelf Number: 133782 Keywords: Inmate Deaths Prisoner Deaths (U.S.)Prisoner HomicidesPrisoner Suicides |
Author: Noonan, Margaret E. Title: Mortality In State Prisons, 2001-2014 - Statistical Tables Summary: Describes national- and state-level data on inmate deaths that occurred in state prisons from 2001 to 2014 and presents aggregate counts of inmate deaths in federal prisons. Mortality data include the number of deaths and mortality rates by year, cause of death, selected decedent characteristics, and the state where the death occurred. A preliminary count of prisoner deaths in 2015 is also provided. Data are from BJS's Deaths in Custody Reporting Program, which was initiated under the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-297). Federal data are based on counts from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Highlights: Between 2001 and 2014, there were 50,785 prisoner deaths in state and federal prisons. The majority (45,640) of prisoner deaths occurred in state prisons. The number of suicides in state prisons increased 30% between 2013 and 2014 (from 192 to 249 deaths). Liver disease deaths, the third most common cause of death, declined 12% between 2013 and 2014 (from 354 to 313 deaths). More female state prisoners died in 2014 (154) than in any year since 2008 (163). Texas (409), Florida (346), and California (317) had the highest number of deaths in state prisons in 2014. The mortality rate of females for illness-related deaths increased to 238 per 100,000 state prisoners in 2014, up from 235 per 100,000 in 2013. Details: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2016. 22p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 21, 2016 at: https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5866 Year: 2016 Country: United States URL: https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5866 Shelf Number: 147767 Keywords: Deaths in CustodyInmate Deaths Prisoner Deaths (U.S.) Prisoner Homicides Prisoner Suicides |