Overall, 1,200 inmates died in local jails in the United States in 2019. This is an increase from the previous year, when 1,138 inmates died in local jails in the United States.
Number of local inmate deaths in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Number of local inmate deaths in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220623/number-of-local-inmate-deaths-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of local inmate deaths in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220623/number-of-local-inmate-deaths-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of local inmate deaths in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220623/number-of-local-inmate-deaths-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Local Inmate Deaths in Jail in The United States from 2000 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220623/number-of-local-inmate-deaths-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of local inmate deaths in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220623/number-of-local-inmate-deaths-in-jail-in-the-us/ (last visited June 26, 2022)