Healthier in Prison: BJS Data Suggests It May Be
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 09, Number 03, September/October 2007 , pp.42-42(1)
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Abstract:
The prison deaths over a four-year period constitute an annual mortality rate of 250 deaths per 100,000 inmates - 19% lower than the adult mortality rate in the U.S. general population.Keywords: Medical Causes of Death in State Prisons, 2001-2004, Christopher J. Mumola
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