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| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5:00 P.M. ET | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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MORTALITY RATE AMONG STATE PRISONERS WAS STABLE FROM 2013 TO 2014 BUT INCREASED AMONG FEDERAL PRISONERS AND LOCAL JAIL INMATES
WASHINGTON – In 2014, a total of 3,483 inmates died in...
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| FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2014 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED BY LESS THAN 1 PERCENT FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
WASHINGTON – The number of persons under adult correctional supervision fell by 41,500 persons during 2013, dropping to 6.89 million by yearend, the Bureau of...
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| MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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ABOUT A THIRD OF PRISON AND JAIL INMATES REPORTED A DISABILITY IN 2011–12
WASHINGTON – An estimated 32 percent of state and federal prisoners and 40 percent of local jail inmates reported having at least one disability in...
