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Illinois

This page presents the statistics on deaths in custody for state and federal prisons in Illinois, along with trends over time. See the Data Reporting Summary below for a breakdown of the type of detailed data available from the state.

91
annual* deaths in all Illinois prisons
8annual* deaths in all Illinois federal prisons
83annual* 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 Illinois state prison system has made available detailed data on deaths and population demographics.

Deaths Records

Years Covered2015-2020
CircumstancesYes
FacilityYes
NameYes
AgeYes
SexYes
RaceYes

Population Records

Years Covered2010-2021
FacilityYes
AgeYes
SexYes
RaceYes
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