Suicide was the leading cause of death for local jail inmates in the United States in 2019, accounting for 355 deaths in that year. Heart disease killed a further 294 inmates in that same year, making it the second leading cause of death.
Number of local inmate fatalities in jail in the United States in 2019, by cause of death
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Number of local inmate fatalities in jail in the United States in 2019, by cause of death [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220872/number-and-cause-of-local-inmate-fatalities-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of local inmate fatalities in jail in the United States in 2019, by cause of death." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220872/number-and-cause-of-local-inmate-fatalities-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of local inmate fatalities in jail in the United States in 2019, by cause of death. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220872/number-and-cause-of-local-inmate-fatalities-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Local Inmate Fatalities in Jail in The United States in 2019, by Cause of Death." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220872/number-and-cause-of-local-inmate-fatalities-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of local inmate fatalities in jail in the United States in 2019, by cause of death Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220872/number-and-cause-of-local-inmate-fatalities-in-jail-in-the-us/ (last visited June 26, 2022)