These tables provide national data on both the number and rate of prison deaths, by cause and over time, as well as specific data on each state's prisons. Tables include basic data on the number and characteristics of deaths reported each year by all 50 state prison systems.
State prison deaths, 2001-2007
Table 1. Number of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death, 2001-2007
Table 2. Percent of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death, 2001-2007
Table 3. Mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners, by cause of death, 2001-2007
Table 4. Number of state prisoner deaths, by selected characteristics, 2001-2007
Table 5. Percent of state prisoner deaths, by selected characteristics, 2001-2007
Table 6. Mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners, by selected characteristics, 2001-2007
Table 7. Number of state prisoner deaths, by state, 2001-2007
Table 8. Mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners, by state, 2001-2007
Table 9. Number of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2001-2007
Table 10. Percent of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2001-2007
Table 11. Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2001-2007
Table 12. Number of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death and state, 2001-2007
Table 13. Average annual mortality rate, per 100,000 state prisoners, by cause of death and state, 2001-2007
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