Assessing Inmate Cause of Death: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program and National Death Index
Date Published
April 2016
Publication Type
Publication
Mortality in Correctional Institutions (MCI)
Arrest-Related Deaths Program, 2017-2019
Closing Date
Research and data-collection activities for the Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) portion of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) of the Bureau of Justice Statisticsâ (BJS) annual data collections on deaths in custody. The DCRP data collection has three components: local jails, state prisons, and law enforcement agencies. The third component and the focus of this announcement is on individual-level data on persons who died in...
Deaths in Custody Reporting Program and Annual Survey of Jails, 2016-2020
2015-BJ-CX-K038
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$902,285
Deaths in Custody Reporting Program and Annual Survey of Jails, 2016-2020
2015-BJ-CX-K038
Open
Funding First Awarded
2015
$1,700,000
Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2013 - Statistical Tables
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 598-9320 |
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...
Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2013 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
August 2015
Publication Type
Publication
BJS FY 15 Pilot Local Jail Reporting Program
Closing Date
BJS currently collects annual aggregate counts of jail populations through the Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ) (a sample of 891 jurisdictions in 2013), as well as through the Death in Custody Reporting Program summary form (2,872 jurisdictions in 2013) and Jail Census (2,872 jurisdictions in 2013). While these collections can provide a one-day snapshot of the population, as well as total counts of admissions and...
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...
Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2012 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
October 2014
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
HIV in Prisons, 2001-2010
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 598-9320 |
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...
Arrest-Related Deaths, 2003-2009 - Statistical Tables
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 598-0556 |
MORE THAN 4,800 ARREST-RELATED DEATHS REPORTED FROM 2003 TO 2009
WASHINGTON – From 2003 to 2009, a reported 4,813 persons died during or shortly after law enforcement personnel attempted to arrest or restrain them, the Bureau of Justice...
Prison and Jail Deaths in Custody, 2000-2009 - Statistical Tables
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 202-598-9320 |
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...
Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2010 - Statistical Tables
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012 | Contact: Sheila Jerusalem (202) 307-0703 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 616-3227 |
MORTALITY RATES IN LOCAL JAILS AND PRISONS DROPPED IN 2010
WASHINGTON– During 2010, 4,150 inmates died while in the custody of local jails and state prisons—a five percent decline from 2009, according to a report released today by the...
Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2011 - Statistical Tables
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2013 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 598-9320 |
NUMBER OF JAIL DEATHS AT LOWEST RECORDED LEVEL DURING 2011
State prison deaths up four percent
WASHINGTON – In 2011, 885 inmates died in the custody of local jails, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today...
Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2011 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
August 2013
Publication Type
Publication
Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2010 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
December 2012
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Deaths in Custody Reporting Program, 2012-2015
2011-BJ-CX-K072
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$435,765
A Longitudinal Approach to Examining Deaths in Correctional Facilities
2011-BJ-CX-K073
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$153,000
Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD)
The Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) component of Mortality In Correctional Institutions (MCI) (Formerly Deaths In Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) is a national census of all manners of arrest-related deaths and includes all civilian deaths that occurred during, or shortly after, state or local law enforcement personnel engaged in an arrest or restraint process. With the exception of innocent bystanders, hostages, and law enforcement personnel, all juvenile...