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  • Title: An analysis and report of custodial deaths in Nebraska, USA: Part II.
    Author: Okoye CN, Okoye MI, Lynch DT.
    Journal: J Forensic Leg Med; 2012 Nov; 19(8):465-9. PubMed ID: 23084310.
    Abstract:
    All medico-legal cases investigated by the Nebraska Institute of Forensic Sciences, Inc. in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, between 2003 and 2009, were reviewed for deaths which occurred in custody (n = 38). The causes of death, in ranked order, were natural causes 37% (14/38), followed by homicide 21% (8/38), accident 21% (8/38), and suicide 21% (8/38). Each cause of death was then subdivided by age, race, and sex. The findings of this investigation are a continuation of a previous study of the same population from 1991 to 1996 (n = 51). This article also provided five case studies: two natural deaths, two suicides, and one homicide.
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