In 2019, there were 3,853 state prisoner fatalities in the United States. This is a decrease from the previous year, when there were 4,137 state prisoner fatalities. All causes of death have been considered.
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Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States from 2001 to 2019
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States from 2001 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220918/number-of-state-prisoner-deaths-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States from 2001 to 2019." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220918/number-of-state-prisoner-deaths-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States from 2001 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220918/number-of-state-prisoner-deaths-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of State Prisoner Fatalities in The United States from 2001 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220918/number-of-state-prisoner-deaths-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States from 2001 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220918/number-of-state-prisoner-deaths-in-the-us/ (last visited October 15, 2024)
Number of state prisoner fatalities in the United States from 2001 to 2019 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220918/number-of-state-prisoner-deaths-in-the-us/