‘The US Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) says the number of suicide deaths in the country’s state prisons rose by some 30 percent just over a one-year period between 2013 and 2014.
“From 2013 to 2014, the number of suicides in state prisons increased by 30 percent, from 192 to 249 suicides,” the bureau said in a news release published on Thursday.
Suicide in US state prisons accounted for 7 percent of all 3,483 inmates who died in the year 2014, according to the BJS release.
The report noted that more than a third of jail deaths had occurred during an inmate’s first seven days behind bars.’
Read more: 30% increase in US prison suicide deaths: Justice Department

‘The US Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) says the number of suicide deaths in the country’s state prisons rose by some 30 percent just over a one-year period between 2013 and 2014.
“From 2013 to 2014, the number of suicides in state prisons increased by 30 percent, from 192 to 249 suicides,” the bureau said in a news release published on Thursday.
Suicide in US state prisons accounted for 7 percent of all 3,483 inmates who died in the year 2014, according to the BJS release.
The report noted that more than a third of jail deaths had occurred during an inmate’s first seven days behind bars.’
Read more: 30% increase in US prison suicide deaths: Justice Department