Data & Reports
CDCR Data
Some useful CDCR data links are below.
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Each Wednesday, CDCR releases how many people are incarcerated at each facility. Here you can find the weekly and the monthly TPOP1 reports.
This report highlights recidivism rates for those specifically released via the Board of Parole Hearings process. The most recent November 2024 report (linked above) reports on the 1,100 individuals released from parole.
Here is a database of CDCR data for the in-custody population, the parole population, admissions, and releases.
You can view data for the number of people by ethnicity, age group, commitment county, sentencing type, offense category, and more.
In Spring and Fall of each year, CDCR projects institution & parole populations for the next 5 years. The Spring 2025 Population Projection (linked above) anticipates a 2.3% decline in population.
Here you will find COMPSTAT reports by facility. There are two groups of facilities reported on: General Population and High Security. For each month, per facility, the report provides information on the number of: people within the facility by level, disciplinary actions by type, programs available and more.
Here you will find a description of research being conducted within CDCR. California Penal Code Section 3520 requires CDCR to report research activities in progress or completed within CDCR every two years. Research involving people who are incarcerated must adhere to stricter protocols to ensure the protection of participants. Such research can contribute to data transparency and positive policy recommendations.
CDCR follows people 3 years after release to report if they were re-arrested, convicted, and/or returned to prison. The most recent April 2025 report (linked above) reports on the 34,215 individuals released.
These reports provide data for the previous year for each institution per month for the following: use of force, type of force, contraband seized, deaths, incidents by type, and more.
Here you will find parole hearing result data.
Independent Review Board Data
Some useful data from Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reports are below. For each below, you will find the most updated report or a list of relevant reports.
The OIG provides independent oversight of CDCR to help promote transparency, accountability, and lawful practices within CDCR. It investigates staff misconduct, monitors internal investigations, and issues public reports on conditions and compliance.
Click on the title of each document below to see the report.
Each year, the C-ROB, in partnership with the OIG, releases a report evaluating rehabilitation programs run by CDCR, including mental health, substance abuse, education, and employment services.
Each year, the OIG provides an annual report. The 2024 report highlights the 20 public reports that the OIG issued on CDCR oversight, including reports on medical inspections, use of force, and staff misconduct processes.
The OIG is legally required to review and report on the medical care provided to incarcerated individuals in CDCR facilities. Each prison is assessed as part of a multi-year reporting cycle. Click the above to find your facility's report.
The OIG is legally required to monitor CDCR's process for reviewing its use-of-force incidents, assessing facility staff's actions prior to, during, and following use-of-force incidents. The purpose of this yearly investigation and report is to prevent staff misconduct.
The OIG is legally required to monitor how CDCR investigates allegations of staff misconduct, including how it handles internal disciplinary processes. The purpose of this yearly report is to ensure accountability, prevent abuse of power, and identify systemic issues in how staff misconduct is addressed.
This report evaluates how well CDCR is prepared to protect incarcerated individuals and staff during natural disasters such as wildfires, floods, and earthquakes. It finds that CDCR is significantly underprepared and lacking detailed evacuation plans
Reports
Some useful reports from non-profits and other agencies are below. This is not an exhaustive list, more reports will be added in the future.
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) is a nonpartisan agency within the LAO that advises California lawmakers. It publishes data-driven reports that explain the impact of budget decisions and proposed laws.
Linked above is a list of relevant LAO reports is linked above.
Expanding on CURB's 2021 report, "The People's Plan for Prison Closure", this report This report lays out a roadmap for closing California prisons, while simultaneously supporting the communities impacted by incarceration and the towns where prisons will be closed.
This report presents findings from the three years of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program. Nine California counties were selected and were provided with funding to implement the prosecutor-initiated resentencing three-year pilot program.
Among 1,146 case reviews initiated during the reporting period, 240 cases were referred to the court for resentencing; the DA offices decided not to refer 710 cases that they had reviewed; and 196 cases were still under DA review or were deferred for future review.
In 2021, Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) released The People’s Plan for Prison Closure, a report providing criteria for how to prioritize which prisons to close. Based on the criteria above and responses by 2,386 system impacted individuals, CURB identified 10 state-owned prisons as priorities to close by 2025.
This report, prepared by UCLA on behalf of Ella Baker Center reveals that California's state prisons are dangerously unprepared for climate change and related disasters. It offers policy recommendations, including reducing the prison population by 50,000 people.
A yearlong national research project undertaken by 23 organizations collecting information from 14 states revealed that many of the costs associated with incarceration continue long after incarceration ends and reach far beyond the individual punished.