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Racial Disparities in California Law Enforcement Stops December 3 2020Magnus Lofstrom, Alexandria Gumbs, Brandon Martin

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California’s prison and parole populations have declined substantially

Reforms have helped reduce the prison population by about 44,000 inmates (or 25%) from its peak in 2006 and significantly lessened the state’s reliance on incarceration.