NCJ Number
222583
Journal
Corrections Today Volume: 69 Issue: 1 Dated: February 2007 Pages: 68-69
Date Published
February 2007
Length
2 pages
Annotation
This article presents summary data from the 2004 Juvenile Residential Facility Census on deaths of juveniles in custody.
Abstract
Highlights from the 2004 Juvenile Residential Facility Census include: (1) in 2004, 27 youths died while in legal custody of the facility; (2) suicide was the most commonly reported cause of death in custody during the 12 months prior to the 2004 census; (3) the death rate for juveniles was generally higher for private facilities than for public facilities; and (4) suicides did not generally occur in the first days of a youth’s stay. Routine collection of national data on deaths of juveniles in custody began with the 1989 Children in Custody: Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional and Shelter Facilities (CIC). Tables