California
This page presents the statistics on deaths in custody for state and federal prisons in California, along with trends over time. See the Data Reporting Summary below for a breakdown of the type of detailed data available from the state.
406
annual* deaths in all California prisons
31annual* deaths in all California federal prisons
375annual* deaths in all state prisons
* Most recently available data for state and federal prisons on a statewide basis (2023). We are awaiting 2024 statewide data for federal prisons. See our GitHub for details.
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Data Reporting Summary
This table reports whether the California state prison system has made available detailed data on deaths and population demographics.
Deaths Records
Years Covered2005-2020
CircumstancesYes
FacilityYes
NameNo
AgeYes
SexYes
RaceYes
Population Records
Years Covered2014-2021
FacilityYes
AgeYes
SexYes
RaceYes