two line charts showing that parole boards in Alabama and West Virginia grant parole at rates far lower than their statutory guidelines recommend each month in 2023 or 2024

Data Source: Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Monthly Statistical Report, Sept. 2024 and public records requested from the West Virginia Parole Board on July 17, 2025. (Graph: Leah Wang, 2025)

This graph originally appeared in Parole in Perspective: How parole decisions are made.

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