Pennsylvania jail deaths by county: 2015-2025

There were 572 people who died while incarcerated in a county jail between 2015 and 2025, according to facility-reported data.

Note: These data reflect deaths that took place in county jails, not state prisons. Cameron, Forest, Fulton, Juniata and Sullivan counties do not maintain jails. Administered independently, county jails typically house people who are awaiting trial, detained for probation violations or serving sentences shorter than two years.
Chart: The Conversation, CC-BY-NDSource: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Office of County Inspections and Services.Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper