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North Carolina

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

190
annual* deaths in all North Carolina prisons
54annual* deaths in all North Carolina federal prisons
136annual* 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 North Carolina state prison system has made available detailed data on deaths and population demographics.

Deaths Records

Years Covered2015-2021
CircumstancesYes
FacilityYes
NameYes
AgeYes
SexYes
RaceYes

Population Records

Years Covered2014-2021
FacilityYes
AgeYes
SexYes
RaceYes
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