Bar chart showing that most suicides in jail occurred shortly after entering detention

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Suicide in Local Jails and State and Federal Prisons, 2000–2019 – Statistical Tables. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2024)

This graph originally appeared in Research roundup: Evidence that a single day in jail causes immediate and long-lasting harms.



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