NCJ Number
8959
Date Published
1969
Length
10 pages
Annotation
SURVEY OF CAUSES OF DEATH OF PERSONS IN THE CUSTODY OF CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR STATE AND LOCAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Abstract
THE STATISTICS REVEAL THAT MOST OF THE PERSONS WHO DIED WHILE IN CUSTODY DID SO BECAUSE OF LATENT ILLNESSES BROUGHT WITH THEM AS THEY ENTERED THE JUSTICE SYSTEM OR FROM NATURAL CAUSES UNCONNECTED TO THEIR INCARCERATION.