Deaths in local jails
Most people who die in U.S. jails are unconvicted.
Legal status
Convicted
23.5%
Unconvicted
76.3%
Time served
7 or fewer days
40%
8 to 30 days
16.8%
31 to 60 days
9.1%
61 to 120 days
12.7%
121 to 180 days
4.7%
180 days or more
16.2%
Data is from 2013.