Table 1

Suicide Rates in United States Correctional Facilities

YearJailsPrisons
20053917
20063617
20073616
20082915
20094115
20104216
20114314
20124016
20134615
20145020
  • Data are number of deaths per 100,000 inmates.

  • Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2016 (Refs. 33, 34).