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HIV in Prisons, 2006
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Table 6. Inmate deaths in federal prisons by cause, 2005 and 2006
| Cause of death |
Deaths of federal inmates |
|
| Number |
|
Rate per 100,000 inmates* |
|
|
| 2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
2005 |
|
| Total |
328 |
|
388 |
|
|
172 |
|
210 |
|
| Natural causes other than AIDS |
294 |
|
327 |
|
|
154 |
|
177 |
|
| AIDS |
12 |
|
27 |
|
|
6 |
|
15 |
|
| Suicide |
12 |
|
13 |
|
|
6 |
|
7 |
|
| Accident |
2 |
|
6 |
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
| Execution |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
| By another person |
8 |
|
15 |
|
|
4 |
|
8 |
|
|
| *Detail may not add to total due to rounding. |
|
Source: National Prisoner Statistics (NPS-1).
See also Methodology. |
