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HRDC data on public/private prison violence rates in TN DOC

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TDOC VIOLENT INCIDENTS REPORTED, JANUARY 2010 THROUGH MAY 2014 +
+ Violent incidents include inmate-on-inmate assaults, inmate-on-staff assaults and institutional disturbances.
2010
Total
Public
Private
All Staff Total Prison
Private
% Private Total rate Public rate Private rate
Incidents Prisons
Prisons Assaults Population 1 Population Population per 1000
per 1000
per 1000
January
2010
297
203
94
51
19800
5046
0.2548
15.0000
13.7590
18.6286
Feb
2010
266
189
77
55
19949
5062
0.2537
13.3340
12.6956
15.2114
March
2010
303
220
83
51
20020
5074
0.2534
15.1349
14.7197
16.3579
April
2010
282
202
80
43
20032
5073
0.2532
14.0775
13.5036
15.7698
May
2010
337
228
109
46
19907
5106
0.2565
16.9287
15.4044
21.3474
June
2010
339
239
100
51
19855
5085
0.2561
17.0738
16.1814
19.6657
July
2010
350
232
118
57
19920
5089
0.2555
17.5703
15.6429
23.1873
August
2010
345
235
110
73
19945
5089
0.2552
17.2976
15.8185
21.6152
Sept
2010
296
202
94
51
19893
5087
0.2557
14.8796
13.6431
18.4785
Oct
2010
347
242
105
63
19961
5090
0.2550
17.3839
16.2733
20.6287
Nov
2010
294
197
97
56
20016
5081
0.2538
14.6882
13.1905
19.0907
Dec
2010
269
195
74
63
19903
5079
0.2552
13.5156
13.1543
14.5698
TOTAL
3725
2584
1141
55.00
19933.42
5080
0.2549
15.5737
14.4989
18.7126
Average Average
Average
Average
AVG# / MONTH
310.4167 215.3333 95.08333 Average
Average
Average
22.17262 19.57576 31.69444
AVG# / FACILITY *
* Based on 11 state prisons and 3 private prisons, average incidents per facility per month
Rate of violence in private prisons is 29% higher
2011
Total
Public
Incidents Prisons
January
2011
267
178
Feb
2011
295
219
March
2011
294
221
April
2011
313
213
May
2011
371
277
June
2011
337
237
July
2011
354
257
August
2011
355
260
Sept
2011
305
204
Oct
2011
347
241
Nov
2011
356
267
Dec
2011
358
262
TOTAL
3952
2836
AVG# / MONTH
329.3333 236.3333
23.52381 21.48485
AVG# / FACILITY *

Private
All Staff Total Prison
Private
% Private Total rate Public rate Private rate
per 1000
per 1000
Prisons Assaults Population 1 Population Population per 1000
89
58
19838
5072
0.2557
13.4590
12.0547
17.5473
76
46
19894
5071
0.2549
14.8286
14.7743
14.9872
73
53
19915
5078
0.2550
14.7627
14.8952
14.3757
100
45
20135
5094
0.2530
15.5451
14.1613
19.6309
94
74
20132
5093
0.2530
18.4284
18.4188
18.4567
100
83
20176
5098
0.2527
16.7030
15.7183
19.6155
97
78
20143
5085
0.2524
17.5743
17.0673
19.0757
95
59
20186
5096
0.2525
17.5864
17.2300
18.6421
101
54
20174
5089
0.2523
15.1185
13.5234
19.8467
106
74
20079
5083
0.2532
17.2817
16.0710
20.8538
89
61
20014
5104
0.2550
17.7875
17.9074
17.4373
96
61
19853
5097
0.2567
18.0325
17.7555
18.8346
1116 62.16667
20044.92
5088
0.2539
16.4257
15.7981
18.2753
Average Average
Average
Average
93.00 Average
Average
Average
31.00

* Based on 11 state prisons and 3 private prisons, average incidents per facility per month
Rate of violence in private prisons is 15.7% higher

2012
Total
Public
Incidents Prisons
January
2012
377
265
Feb
2012
330
228
March
2012
387
296
April
2012
392
275
May
2012
373
266
June
2012
345
239
July
2012
342
242
August
2012
388
259
Sept
2012
347
240
Oct
2012
365
247
Nov
2012
306
206
Dec
2012
306
221
TOTAL
4258
2984
AVG# / MONTH
354.8333 248.6667
25.34524 22.60606
AVG# / FACILITY *

Private
All Staff Total Prison
Private
% Private Total rate Public rate Private rate
Prisons Assaults Population 1 Population Population per 1000
per 1000
per 1000
112
71
19642
5080
0.2586
19.1936
18.1980
22.0472
102
60
19740
5088
0.2578
16.7173
15.5610
20.0472
91
94
19831
5093
0.2568
19.5149
20.0841
17.8677
117
56
19784
5092
0.2574
19.8140
18.7177
22.9772
107
62
19847
5102
0.2571
18.7938
18.0400
20.9722
106
63
19895
5108
0.2567
17.3410
16.1628
20.7518
100
48
19829
5094
0.2569
17.2475
16.4235
19.6309
129
63
19826
5098
0.2571
19.5703
17.5856
25.3040
107
70
19851
5104
0.2571
17.4802
16.2745
20.9639
118
75
19749
5100
0.2582
18.4819
16.8612
23.1373
100
48
19738
5102
0.2585
15.5031
14.0749
19.6002
85
69
19209
5105
0.2658
15.9300
15.6693
16.6503
1274 64.91667
19745.08
5097
0.2582
17.9656
16.9711
20.8292
Average Average
Average
Average
106.17 Average
Average
Average
35.39

* Based on 11 state prisons and 3 private prisons, average incidents per facility per month
Rate of violence in private prisons is 22.7% higher

2013
Total
Public
Incidents Prisons
January
2013
344
237
Feb
2013
316
220
March
2013
293
202
April
2013
294
219
May
2013
327
224
June
2013
314
224
July
2013
330
226
August
2013
336
256
Sept
2013
286
210
Oct
2013
302
236
Nov
2013
279
196
Dec
2013
272
205
TOTAL
3693
2655
AVG# / MONTH
307.7500 221.2500
21.98214 20.11364
AVG# / FACILITY *

Private
All Staff Total Prison
Private
% Private Total rate Public rate Private rate
Prisons Assaults Population 1 Population Population per 1000
per 1000
per 1000
107
67
19727
5102
0.2586
17.4380
16.2051
20.9722
96
63
19829
5113
0.2579
15.9363
14.9497
18.7757
91
49
19841
5107
0.2574
14.7674
13.7098
17.8187
75
29
20177
5098
0.2527
14.5710
14.5235
14.7117
103
58
20186
5092
0.2523
16.1993
14.8403
20.2278
90
55
20291
5107
0.2517
15.4748
14.7524
17.6229
104
65
20344
5109
0.2511
16.2210
14.8343
20.3562
80
61
20397
5111
0.2506
16.4730
16.7474
15.6525
76
47
20415
5095
0.2496
14.0093
13.7076
14.9166
66
39
20449
5102
0.2495
14.7684
15.3776
12.9361
83
40
20537
5111
0.2489
13.5852
12.7058
16.2395
67
25
20654
5087
0.2463
13.1694
13.1689
13.1708
1038 49.83333
20237.25
5103
0.2522
15.2178
14.6269
16.9500
Average Average
Average
Average
86.5000 Average
Average
Average
28.83

* Based on 11 state prisons and 3 private prisons, average incidents per facility per month
Rate of violence in private prisons is 15.8% higher

2014

Total
Incidents
267
258
258
268
299

Public
Prisons
200
191
176
203
214

January
2014
Feb
2014
March
2014
April
2014
May
2014
June
2014
July
2014
August
2014
Sept
2014
Oct
2014
Nov
2014
Dec
2014
TOTAL
1350
984
AVG# / MONTH
270.0000 196.8000
19.28571 17.89091
AVG# / FACILITY *

Private
All Staff Total Prison
Private
% Private Total rate Public rate Private rate
Prisons Assaults Population 1 Population Population per 1000
per 1000
per 1000
67
26
20669
5086
0.2461
12.9179
12.8345
13.1734
67
37
20885
5094
0.2439
12.3534
12.0955
13.1527
82
30
21058
5091
0.2418
12.2519
11.0227
16.1069
65
43
21126
5098
0.2413
12.6858
12.6653
12.7501
85
35
21167
5099
0.2409
14.1258
13.3184
16.6699

366
73.2000
24.40

34.2
Average

20981.00
Average

5094
Average

* Based on 11 state prisons and 3 private prisons, average incidents per facility per month
Rate of violence in private prisons is 16.01% higher (in first five months of 2014)
Produced by the Human Rights Defense Center (www.humanrightsdefensecenter.org), 2014

0.2428
Average

12.8669
Average

12.3873
Average

14.3706
Average