Data Source: Mortality in Local Jails, 2000-2016. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2020)
This graph originally appeared in New BJS report reveals staggering number of preventable deaths in local jails.
This graph shows that suicide has been the leading cause of death in jails from 2000-2016
Events
- September 14, 2024:
Our advocacy department will host a workshop at the MacArthur Justice Center’s Realizing Releases convening. The workshop will provide strategies for investigating state parole systems.
Register for the convening here. - September 18, 2024:
Senior Research Analyst Emily Widra will join a panel discussion hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School about the health inequities people in the criminal legal system face. The webinar starts at 4:30 pm ET.
Learn more and register for the webinar here.
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