Nearly 1 in 5 Unhoused Californians Entered Homelessness From Jail, Prison, or Other Institutionalized Settings

An infographic displaying five image silhouettes of people, where one is colored different to display that nearly one in five unhoused Californians entered homelessness from jail, prison, or other institutionalized settings.
Note: Institutionalized settings include jails, prisons, hospitals, and treatment facilities among others. Nineteen percent of all survey participants entered homelessness directly from an institutional setting; 8% entered from a prolonged jail stay and 6% from prison.
Source: University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, California Statewide Study of People Experiencing HomelessnessDownload image