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September 24th, 2025 • Ethan Corey

As Big-City Jail Deaths Rise, Data Transparency Is More Important Than Ever

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May 29th, 2025 • Andrew Beale and Sharon Dolovich

Why Does In-Custody Death Data Matter?

A prison or jail sentence should never be a death sentence. And yet, far too often and for far too many people, it is. Two years ago, the UCLA Covid Behind Bars Data Project expanded its national mission. The Project pivoted from tracking Covid cases and deaths inside prisons, jails, and detention centers to a focus on all-cause carceral mortality.

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