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Line graph showing the percent change in prison population compared to 2019 for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 in twelve states. All of them are now within 90 percent of their pre-pandemic level, and some are higher.

Data Source: Table 2 of the Bureau of Justice Statistics' Prisoners in 2020, 2021, and 2022 & for 2023, data published by state correctional agencies. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2023)

This graph originally appeared in Why did prison and jail populations grow in 2022 — and what comes next?.

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