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 the number of parole hearings by year in each state from 2019-2022, see this briefing's appendix.