NPS-4A Annual State Prision Inmate Death Report

Deaths in Custody -- series of collections from local jails, State prisons and juvenile detention centers, and law enforcement

NPS-4A 2009-final_2

Deaths in Custody -- series of collections from local jails, State prisons and juvenile detention centers, and law enforcement

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

NPS-4A (Addendum)

FORM
(10-13-2009)

BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS

DEATHS IN CUSTODY — 2009
STATE PRISON INMATE DEATH REPORT

AND ACTING AS COLLECTION AGENT

RTI International

Crime, Violence, and Justice

Research Program

Reporting Period (Mark only one.)
State

DRAFT
1.

2.

7.

What was the inmate’s name?
Last

First

Ml

out of period total of ____
as reported on form NPS-4

On what date had the inmate been admitted to
one of your correctional facilities?
Month

Day

Year

On what date did the inmate die?
8.
Month

3.

Death Number ____

‰ Quarter 1 (January 1 — March 31)
‰ Quarter 2 (April 1 — June 30)
‰ Quarter 3 (July 1 — September 30)
‰ Quarter 4 (October 1 — December 31)

Day

Year
2 0 0 9

For what offense(s) was the inmate being held?

a.
b.

What was the name and location of the
correctional facility involved?

c.
d.

4.

Month

5.

e.

What was the inmate’s date of birth?
Day

Year

9.

What was the inmate’s sex?

01 ‰ Yes
02 ‰ No
08 ‰ Don’t know

01 ‰ Male
02 ‰ Female
6.

Since admission, did the inmate ever stay overnight in a
mental health observation unit or an outside mental
health facility?

What was the inmate’s race/ethnic origin?

01
02
03
04
05
06

‰ White (not of Hispanic origin)
‰ Black or African American (not of Hispanic origin)
‰ Hispanic or Latino
‰ American Indian/Alaska Native (not of Hispanic origin)
‰ Asian (not of Hispanic origin)
‰ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (not of
Hispanic origin)

07 ‰ Two or more races (not of Hispanic origin)
08 ‰ Additional categories in your information system—
Specify

10. Where did the inmate die?

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08

‰ In general housing in the facility or on prison grounds
‰ In segregation unit
‰ In special medical unit/infirmary within your facility
‰ In special mental health services unit within your facility
‰ In medical center outside your facility
‰ In mental health center outside your facility
‰ While in transit
‰ Elsewhere — Specify

09 ‰ Not known
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DRAFT

Name of deceased inmate

11. Are the results of a medical examiner’s or coroner’s evaluation (such as an autopsy, post-mortem
exam, or review of medical records) available in order to establish an official cause of death?

01 ‰ Yes — Complete items 12 through 16.
02 ‰ Evaluation complete, results are pending — Skip remaining items; you will be contacted later for those data.
03 ‰ No such evaluation is planned — Complete items 12 through 16.
15. When did the incident (e.g., accident, suicide or
homicide) causing the inmate’s death occur?

12. What was the cause of death?

01 ‰ Illness

01
02
03
04

• Exclude AIDS-related deaths.
Specify illness

02 ‰ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
03 ‰ Accidental alcohol/drug intoxication — Specific type

‰ Morning (6 a.m. to noon)
‰ Afternoon (noon to 6 p.m.)
‰ Evening (6 p.m. to midnight)
‰ Overnight (midnight to 6 a.m.)

09 ‰ Not applicable — cause of death was illness,
intoxication, or AIDS-related

04 ‰ Accidental injury to self — Describe events

16. Where did the incident (e.g., accident, suicide
or homicide) take place?

01 ‰ In the prison facility or on prison grounds — Specify

05 ‰ Accidental injury by other (e.g., vehicular accidents
during transport) — Describe events

a. ‰ In the inmate’s cell/room
b. ‰ In a temporary holding area/lockup
c. ‰ In a common area within the facility (e.g., yard,

06 ‰ Suicide (e.g., hanging, knife/cutting instrument,
intentional drug overdose) – Describe events

d.
e.
f.
g.

07 ‰ Homicide committed by other inmate(s)
08 ‰ Homicide incidental to use of force by staff —
Describe events

‰
‰
‰
‰

h. ‰

09 ‰ Other causes — Specify causes

library, cafeteria, day room, recreational area,
or workshop)
In special medical unit/infirmary
In special mental health services unit
In a segregation unit
On death row, special unit awaiting capital
punishment
Elsewhere within prison facility — Specify

02 ‰ Outside the prison (e.g., while on work release or
13. Was the cause of death the result of a pre-existing medical
condition or did the inmate develop the condition after
admission?
• If multiple medical conditions caused the death,
mark “01” if any of the conditions were pre-existing.

01
02
08
09

09 ‰ Not applicable — cause of death was illness,
intoxication, or AIDS-related

‰ Pre-existing medical condition
‰ Inmate developed condition after admission
‰ Could not be determined
‰ Not applicable — cause of death was accidental

Notes

injury, intoxication, suicide, or homicide
14. Had the inmate been receiving treatment for the medical
condition after admission to your correctional facilities?
• Exclude emergency care provided at time of death.

Yes
01 ‰
02 ‰
03 ‰
04 ‰

No
07 ‰
07 ‰
07 ‰
07 ‰

Don’t know
08 ‰ Evaluated by physician/medical staff
08 ‰ Had diagnostic tests (e.g. x-rays, MRI)
08 ‰ Received medications
08 ‰ Received treatment/care other than
medications

05 ‰ 07 ‰ 08 ‰ Had surgery
06 ‰ 07 ‰ 08 ‰ Confined in special medical unit
09 ‰ Not applicable — cause of death was accidental
injury, intoxication, suicide, or homicide
FORM NPS-4A (10-13-2009)

on work detail, under community supervision,
or in transit)
03 ‰ Elsewhere — Specify

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