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The Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) is responsible for collecting data on behalf of the Department of Justice with regard to the federal Deaths in Custody Reporting Act (DICRA) of 2013 (Public Law 113-242). This Act requires the reporting of certain data on deaths of individuals who are incarcerated at a municipal or county jail, state prison, state-run boot camp prison, boot camp prison that is contracted out by the state, any state or local contract facility, or other local or state correctional facility (including any juvenile facility).
Deaths that occur in the process of an arrest by state and local law enforcement agencies, also known as an arrest-related death (ARD), are also included. An ARD is defined as any death (e.g., gunshot wound, cardiac arrest, or drowning) that occurs during an interaction with state or local law enforcement personnel, including those that occur:
It should be noted that not all deaths that occur during an interaction with state or local law enforcement personnel are reported to the ARD program, and they include:
The U.S. Department of Justice (Bureau of Justice Administration) collects and maintains the data nationally, and has directed states to report cases quarterly. OCJS is asking that all corrections, community corrections, county coroner’s and medical examiners, prosecuting attorneys and members of law enforcement to provide basic identifying information on any cases they suspect fit the definition.
Click here for more details on the Death in Custody Reporting Act.
If you have any questions, please email Anjolie Harland or call 614-466-9028.
Arrest-Related Deaths 2008-2010
Report a Death in Custody Form
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