3 Out of Every 4 People Who Die In Jail Have Not Been Convicted of a Crime
A Report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics has shown that an overwhelming amount of inmates who die in police custody actually haven’t been convicted of a crime.
As we have seen recently with the cases of Sandra Bland, Rexdale Henry, Sarah Circle Bear, and others, many of the deaths that occur in prison happen under extremely suspicious circumstances and are labeled as “suicides” without proper investigation.
In fact, the report indicated that 31.3% of all inmate deaths in 2012 were eventually labeled as suicides. So, it seems the jail deaths that have been appearing in the news recently are not just a recent trend, but an everyday occurrence.
The most alarming revelation in the report is the fact that 75% of the people who die behind bars actually have not been convicted of a crime.
Although the US justice system prides itself on the “innocent until proven guilty” ideal, it doesn’t seem to be playing out that way in reality. In addition, it is apparent that police officers are allowed to act as judge, jury, executioner and are able to kill people who may not have even done anything wrong in the first place.
The details behind these deaths are largely unknown, and in most cases the blame is put on the inmate, either for health reasons, or alleged suicides.
According to the report, of the 12,623 deaths reported in local jails from 2000-2012, only 3,105 of them were actually convicted of a crime. The other 9,518 inmates were never found guilty before dying in their cages.
Let that sink in. On average, 2 people die in jail every single day, who’ve never been found guilty of a crime.
According to the report:
In 2012, 4,309 inmates died while in the custody of local jails or state prisons—an increase of 2% (67 deaths) from 2011. The number of deaths in local jails increased, from 889 in 2011 to 958 in 2012, which marked the first increase since 2009. These deaths accounted for 97% of the total increase in deaths in jails and prisons in 2012. The overall mortality rate in local jails increased 4%, from 123 deaths per 100,000 local jail inmates in 2011 to 128 deaths per 100,000 in 2012. Suicide continued to be the leading cause of death in local jails (40 suicides per 100,000 jail inmates); however, the suicide rate declined 4% in 2012 and has declined 17% since 2000.
It is important to point out that even those cases which are eventually labeled as “suicides” are still the responsibility of the arresting officers. Regardless of the circumstances of the arrest, if they have detained a person, it is their responsibility to see that the person faces their charges alive.
Report:
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mljsp0012st.pdf
This is content that I created for a website that I write for called The Free Thought Project:
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/report-finds-73-people-die-jail-convicted/
(sources for article are hyperlinked at the site above)
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Sickening. Yet, people get pissed if you tell em government is EVIL. Shit, this is what you will hear about this article,.... "So what? what do you want, to let the criminals run wild, they probably deserved it anyway." wtf is wrong with people?
the injustice system is such a hell realm that must be dismantled
Extrajudicial killing? Every where on the globe.Police at times are afraid that die-hard criminals may find their way of escape while moving them to court or manipulate justice through some elements in government.I do not speak for the police because they could be ruthless while trying to force statement out of suspect,and along the line kill the suspect.At time, the police kill them to conceal information linking them to the crime or other crime.So it a complex matter.Thanks to @johnvibe for the statistics.
Sad,
Not only these people are innocent, but they paid for someone elses mistakes with their lives. I’m pretty sure there are good cops, but this should not happen at such a high numbers.
Thank you!
Some cops may do good things but the act of being a cop is inherently wrong. There are no good cops.
Another great post about the evils of the state. Resteemed. No good cops. They put people in this position to receive the death sentence without a conviction. Unacceptable.
Even those who live are in a government rape camp. If accurate statistics on sexual assaults existed, they would be staggering. Of course, due to the nature of these crimes and fear of retaliation, most victims never come forward.
Add to this the fact that normal people are confined with violent broken individuals. They live daily with the threat of violence and assault from both their captors and other inmates. This is what you endorse if you support the government.
Open your eyes people.
Thanks for the post.
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I got so much sorrow from the news that in fact, in the world, there is still no crime in the world that kills people with so much suffering, why not give him so much trouble, thank you so much for giving a news so important to us.
This is a political review..thanks a lot for sharing...Best of luck...
Land of the free?
This is all part of population control. So sad.