Data Source: Compiled by the Prison Policy Initiative from state Parole Board or Department of Corrections websites, except New York, where monthly parole data are published by the Prison Action Network. (Graph: Tiana Herring, 2021)
This graph originally appeared in Parole boards approved fewer releases in 2020 than in 2019, despite the raging pandemic.
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- March 19, 2025:
Join Prison Policy Initiative’s Advocacy Department at 1 PM EST on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, for a webinar about understanding recidivism. We will cover strategies from our recidivism toolkit, including an overview of recidivism statistics and what they really mean, how to combat the “Willie Horton” effect, and ways that advocates can transform the narrative around reentry to make it less focused on negative outcomes and more focused on the ways that returning citizens contribute to their communities.
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