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Use of Restrictive Housing in U.S. Prisons and Jails, 2011-12

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NEARLY 20 PERCENT OF PRISON AND JAIL INMATES SPENT TIME
IN SEGREGATION OR SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN 2011–12

WASHINGTON – Nearly 20 percent of state and federal prison inmates and 18 percent of local jail inmates had spent time in...

Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2013 - Statistical Tables

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DEATHS IN LOCAL JAILS AND STATE PRISONS INCREASED FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

WASHINGTON – For the third consecutive year the number of inmates who died in state prisons and local jails...

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...