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State prison deaths, 2001-2006
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Table 9. Number of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2001-2006
| Characteristic |
Number of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death |
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| Illness |
AIDS |
Suicide |
Homicide |
Drug/alcohol
intoxication |
Accident |
Other/
unknown |
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Total |
15,335 |
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1,154 |
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1,172 |
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299 |
|
213 |
|
180 |
|
197 |
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| Gender |
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Male |
14,721 |
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1,101 |
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1,113 |
|
296 |
|
207 |
|
174 |
|
160 |
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Female |
614 |
|
53 |
|
58 |
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3 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
11 |
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| Race/Hispanic origin |
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White, non-Hispanic |
7,807 |
|
225 |
|
675 |
|
131 |
|
114 |
|
102 |
|
81 |
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Black, non-Hispanic |
5,715 |
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786 |
|
252 |
|
101 |
|
42 |
|
51 |
|
70 |
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Hispanic |
1,561 |
|
132 |
|
197 |
|
56 |
|
37 |
|
20 |
|
13 |
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Other* |
190 |
|
10 |
|
41 |
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9 |
|
9 |
|
7 |
|
6 |
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| Age |
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Under 18 years |
2 |
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0 |
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5 |
|
1 |
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0 |
|
1 |
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0 |
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18-24 |
156 |
|
10 |
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185 |
|
41 |
|
12 |
|
19 |
|
8 |
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25-34 |
751 |
|
168 |
|
391 |
|
90 |
|
62 |
|
40 |
|
27 |
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35-44 |
2,605 |
|
539 |
|
358 |
|
95 |
|
78 |
|
52 |
|
49 |
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45-54 |
5,121 |
|
359 |
|
176 |
|
48 |
|
47 |
|
39 |
|
39 |
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Over 55 |
6,688 |
|
78 |
|
57 |
|
24 |
|
14 |
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29 |
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46 |
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Note: Detail may not sum to totals due to missing data.
Executions are not included; for data on executions, see Capital Punishment, 2006 - Statistical Tables.
*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.
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Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
See also Methodology
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