title: [Analysis of 105 Incarcerated Inmate's Death].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the characteristics in the incarcerated inmate's death, investigate the main cause of death of the incarcerated inmate and provide some information for forensic investigation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cases from the forensic medical center of Shanxi Medical University from 2005 to 2013 were selected. The statistical analysis was performed by using the incarcerated inmate's gender, age, cause of death, manner of death, and disease as the markers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 100 men, 5 women in the 105 incarcerated inmates; the age range was from 16 to 65 years; Inmates were mostly died of natural diseases, mainly in the respiratory and cardiovascular diseases; the main unnatural death was suicide with a rate of 54.5%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  At present, most incarcerated inmate's death are due to natural diseases. The prison should improve incarcerated inmate's lives, work and health care conditions, and strengthen supervision of law enforcement.
authors.forename: Yu-tao
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li-juan
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ai-kui
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Cai-rong
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011330:Prisons; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D013405:Suicide; D055815:Young Adult