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West Virginia

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

40
annual* deaths in all West Virginia prisons
15annual* deaths in all West Virginia federal prisons
25annual* 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 West Virginia state prison system has made available detailed data on deaths and population demographics.

Deaths Records

Years Covered2015-2021
CircumstancesYes
FacilityYes
NameNo
AgeNo
SexNo
RaceNo

Population Records

Years Covered2019-2019
FacilityNo
AgeYes
SexNo
RaceNo
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