California imprisonment rates fell during the pandemic and stark racial disparities persist

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Source: CDCR Offender Data Points (December 2019 report, December 2023 dashboard) and CA DOF population data (2019, 2023). NOTES: CDCR does not publicly provide disaggregated data for Asian Americans, Native Americans, and people of other racial groups. These groups are all included under "Other." Imprisonment rates reflect the number of people incarcerated in prison per 100,000 adult state residents. Chart: PPIC 2024 Get the data Embed