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Tennessee

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

160
annual* deaths in all Tennessee prisons
8annual* deaths in all Tennessee federal prisons
152annual* 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 Tennessee state prison system has made available detailed data on deaths and population demographics.

Deaths Records

Years Covered2019-2020
CircumstancesYes
FacilityNo
NameNo
AgeNo
SexNo
RaceNo

Population Records

Years CoveredNone
FacilityNo
AgeNo
SexNo
RaceNo
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