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Pennsylvania

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

172
annual* deaths in all Pennsylvania prisons
14annual* deaths in all Pennsylvania federal prisons
158annual* 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 Pennsylvania state prison system has made available detailed data on deaths and population demographics.

Deaths Records

Years Covered2015-2021
CircumstancesYes
FacilityYes
NameYes
AgeNo
SexYes
RaceNo

Population Records

Years Covered2018-2019
FacilityNo
AgeYes
SexNo
RaceNo
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