Disciplinary Rules Violations Committed by Incarcerated Capital Murderers, Aggregated by Level of Seriousness
| Level of DisciplinaryViolation | Acts, n | Inmates Involved, % | Annual Rate per 1,000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Murderers(n = 73) | Federal USP 2001–2005(n = 18,561) | |||
| Total violations | 202 (184) | 54.8% | 634.2 (594.3) | 620.8 |
| Potentially violent infractions* | 43 (33) | 27.4% | 135.0 (106.6) | 146.9 |
| Assaultive violations† | 14 (8) | 12.3% | 44.0 (25.8) | 53.4 |
| Serious assaults/attempts | 1 (0) | 1.4% | 3.1 (0.0) | 10.1 |
| Assaults resulting in moderate‡ or major injuries§ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 4.7 |
Data in parentheses reflect findings when an outlying observation is removed.
* Potentially violent violations include: threatening bodily harm, possession of a weapon, inciting to riot, escape-related misconduct or escape attempt, mutual fighting, minor assaults (including either creating apprehension of harm or resulting in actual physical contact), and serious assaults or attempted serious assaults.
† Assaultive violations include: minor assaults, attempted serious assaults, and serious assaults.
‡ Moderate injury results in admission to a hospital with a non-life threatening injury.
§ Major injury results in admission to a hospital with life-threatening injury.