In 2019, 143 inmates of state and federal prisons in the United States were killed by homicide. This is a significant increase from 2008 levels, when 40 inmates were killed in state or federal prisons in the United States.
Number of state and federal prisoner homicides in the United States from 2008 to 2019
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Number of state and federal prisoner homicides in the United States from 2008 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220920/number-of-state-prisoner-homicides-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of state and federal prisoner homicides in the United States from 2008 to 2019." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220920/number-of-state-prisoner-homicides-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of state and federal prisoner homicides in the United States from 2008 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220920/number-of-state-prisoner-homicides-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of State and Federal Prisoner Homicides in The United States from 2008 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220920/number-of-state-prisoner-homicides-in-the-us/
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Number of state and federal prisoner homicides in the United States from 2008 to 2019 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220920/number-of-state-prisoner-homicides-in-the-us/