Data Source: For Conn., Board of Pardons and Parole Statistical Information (medical parole in 2025) & DOC Population Demographics dashboard as of June 15, 2026 (medical need score showing "need 24 hour nursing care"). For III., Joe Coleman Medical Release Act Annual Report 2024 & Operations and Management Report FY 25 (infirmary end-of-month count in permanent housing). For N.C., "NC prison system strained by growing need for long-term care," NC Health News, Mar. 24, 2026 (March 4 count in acute long-term care unit, private facility, and women's infirmary). (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2026)
This graph originally appeared in Since you asked: What does early release look like in states that eliminated discretionary parole?.
Events
- July 1, 2026:
On July 1, 2026 at 1 p.m. EST, join the Prison Policy Initiative and guests Jodi Hocking, Executive Director of Return Strong Nevada, and Taj Mahon-Haft PhD, Director of The Humanization Project, as they discuss the importance of family connections, highlight the ways they are under attack, and share strategies to help families fight back.
Register here - July 9, 2026:
Join the Prison Policy Initiative, Latino Justice, and the MacArthur Justice Center for a powerful webinar focused on the parole board process and the case for the presumption of release. It will begin with a firsthand account from Frank Silva and his interview for freedom followed by Clinical Professor of Law Heidi Rummel and the legality of “presumption of release,” and how California’s framework has shifted the burden of proof.
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