This statistic shows the offense history and drug and alcohol use of U.S. state prisoners as of 1999, by whether they were abused before admission to prison. As of 1999, close to 19 percent of male inmates who had been abused in their life, had committed a sexual assault. About 7 percent of male inmates who were never abused had a sexual assault on their record.
Offense history and drug and alcohol use of U.S. state prisoners 1999, by whether abused before admission
Current or past violence offense, alcohol/drug use
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (April 30, 1999). Offense history and drug and alcohol use of U.S. state prisoners 1999, by whether abused before admission [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255264/offense-history-of-us-state-prisoners-by-whether-abused-before-admission/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Offense history and drug and alcohol use of U.S. state prisoners 1999, by whether abused before admission." Chart. April 30, 1999. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255264/offense-history-of-us-state-prisoners-by-whether-abused-before-admission/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (1999). Offense history and drug and alcohol use of U.S. state prisoners 1999, by whether abused before admission. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255264/offense-history-of-us-state-prisoners-by-whether-abused-before-admission/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Offense History and Drug and Alcohol Use of U.S. State Prisoners 1999, by Whether Abused before Admission." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 1999, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255264/offense-history-of-us-state-prisoners-by-whether-abused-before-admission/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Offense history and drug and alcohol use of U.S. state prisoners 1999, by whether abused before admission Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255264/offense-history-of-us-state-prisoners-by-whether-abused-before-admission/ (last visited May 22, 2022)
