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NCJ 210036
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Title:
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Suicide and Homicide in State Prisons and Local Jails
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Series:
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BJS Special Reports
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Author(s):
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Christopher J. Mumola
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Corporate Author:
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
US Dept of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
United States
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Date Published:
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08/2005 |
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Page Count:
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12 |
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Sale Source:
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Justice Statistics Clearinghouse/NCJRS
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States |
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Text PDF |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Type:
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Statistical data |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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This report describes historical trends in State prison and local jail inmate mortality rates based on inmate death records submitted by local jails (for 2000-2002) and State prisons (for 2001-2002). |
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Abstract:
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The report also compares current prison and jail mortality rates by demographic characteristics, offense types, and facility size and jurisdiction and compares the general population mortality rates with mortality rates in correctional facilities. Comparisons are made to both the raw mortality rates for the general population and those standardized to match the demographic makeup of the inmate populations. This report presents the first findings from the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program, which implements the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-297). This new program involves the collection of individual records for every inmate death in the Nation's local jails and State prisons. The program also includes the collection of death records from State juvenile correctional authorities (begun in 2002) and State and local law enforcement agencies (begun in 2003). For updated data, see Suicide and Homicide in Prisons and Jails in Key Facts at a Glance. Highlights include the following: in 2002 the suicide rate in local jails (47 per 100,000 inmates) was over 3 times the rate in State prisons (14 per 100,000 inmates); homicide rates were similar in local jails (3 per 100,000) and State prisons (4 per 100,000); violent offenders in both local jails (92 per 100,000) and State prisons (19 per 100,000) had suicide rates over twice as high as those of nonviolent offenders (31 and 9 per 100,000 respectively). |
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Main Term(s):
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Corrections statistics |
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Index Term(s):
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Homicide ; Inmate statistics ; Jails ; Inmate suicide ; Homicide victims |
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Note:
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Downloaded September 13, 2005. |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=210036
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