Data Source: Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Mortality in Local Jails, 2000-2018, Table 6 (percent of deaths within one month) and Table 11 (median time served before death). (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2021)
This graph originally appeared in Rise in jail deaths is especially troubling as jail populations become more rural and more female.
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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