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Positional Asphyxia--Sudden Death

Date Published

June 1995

Publication Type

Factsheet

Agencies

NIJ

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Fact Sheet

Date Published

February 2022

Series

BJA Fact Sheets

Publication Type

Factsheet

Agencies

BJA

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Fact Sheet

NCJ Number

304076

Date Published

February 2022

Publication Link

PDF

A Primer for Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) and Related Program Data Requirements

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

A Primer for Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) and Related Program Data Requirements

NCJ Number

304197

Date Published

January 2022

Publication Link

PDF

Death in Custody Reporting Act Factsheet

Date Published

May 2021

Series

BJA Fact Sheets

Publication Type

Factsheet

Death in Custody Reporting Act Factsheet

NCJ Number

304126

Date Published

May 2021

Publication Link

PDF

Suicide in Local Jails and State and Federal Prisons, 2009-2019 - Statistical Tables

Date Published

October 2021

Publication Type

Statistics, Publication

Agencies

BJS

HIV in Prisons, 2020 - Statistical Tables

Date Published

May 2022

Publication Type

Statistics, Publication

Agencies

BJS

HIV in Prisons, 2020 - Statistical Tables

NCJ Number

302601

Author(s)

Laura M. Maruschak

Date Published

May 2022

Publication Link

Full Report (PDF 1.2M) | Data Tables (ZIP 29K)

Federal Deaths in Custody and During Arrest, 2018-2019 – Statistical Tables

Date Published

September 2021

Publication Type

Publication

Agencies

BJS

Federal Deaths in Custody and During Arrest, 2018-2019 – Statistical Tables

NCJ Number

301225

Author(s)

Connor Brooks, Kevin M. Scott

Date Published

September 2021

Publication Link

Full Report (PDF 416K) | Data Tables (ZIP 15K)

Suicide in Local Jails and State and Federal Prisons, 2009-2019 - Statistical Tables

NCJ Number

300731

Author(s)

E. Ann Carson

Date Published

October 2021

Publication Link

Press Release (PDF 242K) | Full Report (PDF 708K) | Data Tables (ZIP 36K)

Death in Custody: A Comprehensive Review (Webinar)

Event Dates

December 2, 2020

Location

Online

Age-Standardized Mortality of Persons on Probation, in Jail, or in State Prison and the General Population

NCJ Number

255825

Author(s)

Christopher Wildeman, Alyssa W. Goldman, Emily A Wang

Journal

Public Health Reports

Date Published

2019

Publication Link

DOC

Federal Deaths in Custody and During Arrest, 2016-2017 - Statistical Tables

Date Published

December 2020

Agencies

BJS

Highlights From the 2018 Juvenile Residential Facility Census

NCJ Number

254825

Author(s)

Charles Puzzanchera, Sarah Hockenberry

Date Published

July 2020

Publication Link

PDF

Policing the Plight of Indigenous Australians: Past Conflicts and Present Challenges

Date Published

April 2003

Publication Type

Case Study

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Highlights From the 2018 Juvenile Residential Facility Census

Date Published

July 2020

Publication Type

Statistics, Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Factsheet, Data Snapshot

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Excitation Study: Unexplained In-Custody Deaths: Evaluating Biomarkers of Stress and Agitation

NCJ Number

254085

Author(s)

Gary M. Vilke, Deborah C. Mash, Marta Pardo, William Bozeman, Christine Hall, Christian Sloane, Michael P. Wilson, Christopher J. Coyne, Xiaobin Xie, Edward M. Castillo

Journal

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Date Published

August 2019

Publication Link

HTML

Mortality in Local Jails, 2001-2016 - Statistical Tables

NCJ Number

251921

Author(s)

E. Ann Carson, Mary P. Cowhig

Date Published

February 2020

Publication Link

PDF

Mortality in State and Federal Prisons, 2001-2016 - Statistical Tables

NCJ Number

251920

Author(s)

E. Ann Carson, Mary P. Cowling

Date Published

February 2020

Publication Link

PDF

Mortality in Local Jails, 2001-2016 - Statistical Tables

Date Published

February 2020

Publication Type

Survey, Statistics, Report (Annual/Periodic)

Agencies

BJS

Mortality in State and Federal Prisons, 2001-2016 - Statistical Tables

Date Published

February 2020

Publication Type

Survey, Statistics, Report (Annual/Periodic)

Agencies

BJS

Sentinel Events Approach to Jail Suicide and Self-Harm

NCJ Number

254365

Author(s)

Leah G. Pope, Jason Tan de Bibiana

Date Published

June 2019

Publication Link

PDF