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Zhen Zeng, Ph.D., Margaret E. Noonan, E. Ann Carson, Ph.D., Ingrid Binswanger, M.D., Bureau of Justice Statistics, Patrick Blatchford, Ph.D., Colorado School of Public Health, Hope Smiley-McDonald, Ph.D., Chris Ellis, RTI International
April 21, 2016 NCJ 249568
Provides a technical review of the coverage and quality of inmate cause of death data collected under BJS's Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP). Records of inmates who died in jail and prison from 2007 to 2010 were matched to the National Death Index (NDI). This report examines match rates, compares underlying cause of death, and assesses sources of disagreement between the DCRP and NDI.
Full report (PDF 439K)
ASCII file (89K)
Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 43K)
To cite this product, use the following link:
https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5601
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