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At least 10 immigration detainees have killed themselves since January 2025.

The suicide rate of detainees is higher than the national average, but not significantly higher.

There are two ways to measure suicide: by the total number of deaths and by the number of deaths per 100,000 people. The latter considers changes in population size, enabling comparisons between years, regional areas, and various demographic groups. It’s determined by multiplying the number of suicides in a targeted population by 100,000, then dividing by the population size. Thus, one suicide among 10,000 people equals a suicide rate of 10. One suicide in a school of 2,000 students equals a suicide rate of 50.

Nationwide, the suicide rate is between 13.7 and 14.5, depending on the source. The variance is because the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which maintains official records, only has........

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