California's monthly prison population (2005-2045)

Line chart of California’s monthly prison population from 2005 to 2024, showing a decline from about 175,000 to under 95,000, with sharp drops at three marked policy inflection points.

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The red vertical lines show the key policy reforms: October 2011, implementation of Realignment; November 2014, passage and implementation of Prop 47; and March 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chart: California Policy LabSource: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 2005-24.Get the dataEmbed Download image