Overall breakdown of needs identified by the breakout groups (prisons and jails — combined).

An expert panel of prison and jail administrators, researchers, and health care professionals developed high-priority needs to reduce mortality in correctional facilities. The overall breakdown of needs identified by the breakout groups (prisons and jails — combined) reveals:

• 35 Crosscutting needs classified as:
  • Organizational culture and facility procedure, 11 needs
  • More and better data, 9 needs
  • General research and analysis, 7 needs
  • Continuity of care and post-release risks, 6 needs
  • Public versus private health care models, 2 needs
• 46 Needs specific to mortality type classified as:
  • Suicide, 22 needs
  • Drug and alcohol intoxication, 9 needs
  • Accidental death, 6 needs
  • Homicide, 6 needs
  • Illness and disease, 3 needs