In American Jails Magazine - The FBI's Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection

The work of correctional officers can be tremendously stressful and dangerous as they attempt to maintain peaceful order within facilities and between inmates while dealing with challenges such as overcrowding and understaffing. Coupled with demanding personal circumstances, the stress involved in this important line of work can make daily life seem insurmountable, leading some individuals to die by or attempt suicide. To support efforts to understand the complexity and nature of suicides and attempted suicides among corrections and jail officers, as well as other law enforcement and public safety officers, the FBI established the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection (LESDC).