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United States

At least 118,669 people have died in custody

68,075 of them are memorialized here, 61,215 by name. The other 50,594 are only known from official yearly counts, which don’t identify those who died. Each dot on the map is one person. Choose a state or a dot to learn more.

Read the stories, state by state

Last updated November 12, 2026