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 people released on parole by year in each state from 2019-2022, see this briefing's appendix.