Mortality in Local Jails, 2000-2016 - Statistical Tables

• NCJ Number: 251921
• Author(s): E. Ann Carson, PhD, BJS Statistician; Mary P. Cowhig, former BJS Statistician
• Date Published: February 2020
• Publication Series: Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons
• Agencies: BJS
• Publication Type: Publication

Annotation

This report presents counts and rate of deaths that occurred in the custody of local jails. It describes deaths by selected decedent characteristics, jurisdiction, cause of death, and trends over time.

Abstract

This report is the eighth in a series covering the data collection on Mortality in Correctional Institutions (formerly the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program). It presents counts and rate of deaths that occurred in the custody of local jails. It describes deaths by selected decedent characteristics, jurisdiction, cause of death, and trends over time.