In 2020, 329 deaths were reported in Texas prisons due to natural causes, illnesses, and "other" reasons in the United States, compared to just 178 reported prison deaths in 2019. This increase was largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic illustrates the number of deaths in Texas prisons from natural causes, illnesses, or “other” between April and September from 2015 to 2020.
Number of deaths in Texas prisons from natural causes, illnesses, or “other” from 2015 to 2020
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University of Texas (LBJ School of Public Affairs). (November 9, 2020). Number of deaths in Texas prisons from natural causes, illnesses, or “other” from 2015 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195201/texas-prisons-death-numbers-from-natural-causes-illnesses-other/
University of Texas (LBJ School of Public Affairs). "Number of deaths in Texas prisons from natural causes, illnesses, or “other” from 2015 to 2020." Chart. November 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195201/texas-prisons-death-numbers-from-natural-causes-illnesses-other/
University of Texas (LBJ School of Public Affairs). (2020). Number of deaths in Texas prisons from natural causes, illnesses, or “other” from 2015 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195201/texas-prisons-death-numbers-from-natural-causes-illnesses-other/
University of Texas (LBJ School of Public Affairs). "Number of Deaths in Texas Prisons from Natural Causes, Illnesses, or “other” from 2015 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195201/texas-prisons-death-numbers-from-natural-causes-illnesses-other/
University of Texas (LBJ School of Public Affairs), Number of deaths in Texas prisons from natural causes, illnesses, or “other” from 2015 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195201/texas-prisons-death-numbers-from-natural-causes-illnesses-other/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Number of deaths in Texas prisons from natural causes, illnesses, or “other” from 2015 to 2020 [Graph], University of Texas (LBJ School of Public Affairs), November 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195201/texas-prisons-death-numbers-from-natural-causes-illnesses-other/