This statistic shows the number of inmate deaths in federal and provincial prisons in Canada for the fiscal years 2005 to 2022. In the fiscal year of 2022, 59 inmates died in federal prisons in Canada.
Total number of inmate deaths in prisons in Canada from 2005 to fiscal year 2022, by prison type
The Canadian government fiscal year runs from April 1 through March 31.
Values prior to FY 2010 taken from previous reports, are available here. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Corrections and Conditional Release 2022, page 113, FY 2005 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Public Safety Canada. (March 4, 2024). Total number of inmate deaths in prisons in Canada from 2005 to fiscal year 2022, by prison type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/562166/total-number-of-inmate-deaths-in-prisons-canada/
Public Safety Canada. "Total number of inmate deaths in prisons in Canada from 2005 to fiscal year 2022, by prison type." Chart. March 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/562166/total-number-of-inmate-deaths-in-prisons-canada/
Public Safety Canada. (2024). Total number of inmate deaths in prisons in Canada from 2005 to fiscal year 2022, by prison type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/562166/total-number-of-inmate-deaths-in-prisons-canada/
Public Safety Canada. "Total Number of Inmate Deaths in Prisons in Canada from 2005 to Fiscal Year 2022, by Prison Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/562166/total-number-of-inmate-deaths-in-prisons-canada/
Public Safety Canada, Total number of inmate deaths in prisons in Canada from 2005 to fiscal year 2022, by prison type Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/562166/total-number-of-inmate-deaths-in-prisons-canada/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Total number of inmate deaths in prisons in Canada from 2005 to fiscal year 2022, by prison type [Graph], Public Safety Canada, March 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/562166/total-number-of-inmate-deaths-in-prisons-canada/