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BJS FY 15 Deaths in Custody Reporting Program and Annual Survey of Jails, 2016-2020

Closing Date
The Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) collects data on deaths of inmates who are in the custody of local jails or state prisons. Local jail and state prison data are collected directly from jails and state departments of corrections. The DCRP provides individual-level data on the number of deaths by year, cause of death, and decedent age, race or Hispanic origin, and sex. These...

Correctional Populations in the United States, 2010

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011            Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Prison population declined for first time in nearly four decades

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today that the number of offenders under adult correctional supervision in the...

Sexual Victimization Reported by Former State Prisoners, 2008

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NEARLY 10 PERCENT OF FORMER STATE PRISONERS
REPORTED BEING SEXUALLY VICTIMIZED DURING CONFINEMENT

WASHINGTON – An estimated 9.6 percent of adult former state prisoners reported being sexually victimized during their most recent period of confinement, the Justice...

HIV in Prisons, 2001-2010

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012                          Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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RATES OF HIV/AIDS AND AIDS-RELATED DEATHS IN PRISON CONTINUE TO DECLINE

WASHINGTON – AIDS-related deaths among all state and federal prisoners dropped from 24 deaths per 100,000 inmates in 2001 to five per 100,000 in 2010, according to a...

Jails in Indian Country, 2009

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011             Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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INMATE POPULATION IN INDIAN COUNTRY JAILS INCREASED 1.9 PERCENT IN 2009

Nationwide American Indians and Alaska Natives in prison or jail or
under community supervision increased 5.6 percent in 2009

WASHINGTON–The inmate population in Indian country jails increased 1.9...

Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2007-2008

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011          Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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Correctional Authorities Reported MORE THAN 14,800 Allegations of Sexual Victimization  in Prisons and Jails during 2007 and 2008

One in seven were confirmed after investigation

WASHINGTON – Federal, state and local correctional authorities reported an estimated 7,374 allegations of...

Prison and Jail Deaths in Custody, 2000-2009 - Statistical Tables

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011            Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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NUMBER OF DEATHS IN LOCAL JAILS DECLINED IN 2008 AND 2009

Mortality rate in state prisons stable since 2003

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today that in 2009 both the rate and number of deaths...