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• New Numbers on State and Federal Correctional Facilities

  In releasing the latest Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities this week, the Bureau of Justice Statistics provides a snapshot of prisons in the United States at the end of 2005. As summarized in the Bureau's announcement, "The report... Posted Oct 03 2008, 09:42 AM by Eileen Conway with Filed under: Statistics

• Medical Causes of Death in State Prisons, 2001-2004

  Data collected under the Death in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) indicate half of all state prisoner deaths between 2001-2004 were the result of heart diseases and cancer. This report contains the first national data collected and published on the number... Posted Mar 09 2007, 10:08 AM by CC Pro with Filed under: Deaths in custody, Statistics