LAO warns California prison projections may understate Proposition 36 impact as CDCR updates models CDCR told an Assembly budget subcommittee that fall 2025 projections show modest declines in prison and parole populations through 2030; the LAO said recent admissions trends suggest the Administration may be underestimating Prop 36's near‑term prison impact and urged updated figures at the May Revision.

California's prison population is expected to decline, but new data suggests Proposition 36's impact may be underestimated—what does this mean for the future of corrections?

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Sentencing Commission projects 20.6% prison population rise by 2035; commission urges policy options alongside construction planning The Kansas Sentencing Commission told the joint committee it forecasts a 20.6% increase in the prison population by FY2035 (about 2,530 additional beds), leaving a net need of approximately 1,365 beds beyond current capacity and suggesting policy changes and community programming could reduce the need for new construction.

Kansas is facing a staggering 20.6% increase in prison population by 2035, raising urgent questions about capacity and the need for policy reform.

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“The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline.”

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Female convicts only 6% of Tripura’s prison population Female convicts make up only 6.29 per cent of Tripura’s total prison population, the state government informed the Assembly

Tripura currently has 13 jails, though the Sabroom sub-jail remains non-functional
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