Graph showing the percent change in parole approval rates in 26 states between 2019 and 2022. All but six states saw grant rates fall.

Data Source: Compiled by the Prison Policy Initiative from publicly available data from state parole boards and responses to open records requests. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2023)

This graph originally appeared in No Release: Parole grant rates have plummeted in most states since the pandemic started.

To see full information about parole grant rates by year in each state from 2019-2022, see this briefing's appendix .

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