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State prison deaths, 2001-2006
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Table 10. Percent of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2001-2006
| Characteristic |
Percent of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death |
|
| Illness |
AIDS |
Suicide |
Homicide |
Drug/alcohol
intoxication |
Accident |
Other/
unknown |
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| |
Total |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
|
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| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Male |
96.0 |
% |
95.4 |
% |
95.0 |
% |
99.0 |
% |
97.2 |
% |
96.7 |
% |
93.6 |
% |
| |
Female |
4.0 |
|
4.6 |
|
5.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
2.8 |
|
3.3 |
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6.4 |
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| Race/Hispanic origin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
White, non-Hispanic |
51.1 |
% |
19.5 |
% |
57.9 |
% |
44.1 |
% |
56.4 |
% |
56.7 |
% |
47.6 |
% |
| |
Black, non-Hispanic |
37.4 |
|
68.2 |
|
21.6 |
|
34.0 |
|
20.8 |
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28.3 |
|
41.2 |
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| |
Hispanic |
10.2 |
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11.4 |
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16.9 |
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18.9 |
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18.3 |
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11.1 |
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7.6 |
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| |
Other* |
1.2 |
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0.9 |
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3.5 |
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3.0 |
|
4.5 |
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3.9 |
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3.5 |
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| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Under 18 years |
0 |
% |
0 |
% |
0.4 |
% |
0.3 |
% |
0 |
% |
0.6 |
% |
0 |
% |
| |
18-24 |
1.0 |
|
0.9 |
|
15.8 |
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13.7 |
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5.6 |
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10.6 |
|
4.7 |
|
| |
25-34 |
4.9 |
|
14.6 |
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33.4 |
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30.1 |
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29.1 |
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22.2 |
|
16.0 |
|
| |
35-44 |
17.0 |
|
46.7 |
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30.5 |
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31.8 |
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36.6 |
|
28.9 |
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29.0 |
|
| |
45-54 |
33.4 |
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31.1 |
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15.0 |
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16.1 |
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22.1 |
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21.7 |
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23.1 |
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Over 55 |
43.6 |
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6.8 |
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4.9 |
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8.0 |
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6.6 |
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16.1 |
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27.2 |
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Note: 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.
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