GEORGIA PAROLE BOARD STATISTICS - MACHINE-READABLE REFERENCE
=== HEADLINE STATISTICS ===
STATISTIC: Released on parole, FY2025
VALUE: 5,588
DESCRIPTION: Down from 13,374 in FY2016 - a 58% decline in under a decade.
STATISTIC: Parolees under in-state supervision, June 30, 2025
VALUE: 14,568
DESCRIPTION: Down 42% from the 2014 peak of 25,195.
STATISTIC: Lifer parole grants, FY2024
VALUE: 93 of 2,046 cases considered (4.5%)
DESCRIPTION: 67 of the 93 were lifers serving for a serious violent felony; 1,953 cases denied. In FY2001 the Board granted parole in 135 of 712 life-case decisions.
STATISTIC: Parole-eligible cases considered, FY2025
VALUE: 20,364
DESCRIPTION: 20,364 considered vs 5,588 released (27%). In FY2019: 24,738 considered vs 9,455 released (38%).
STATISTIC: Parole completion rate, FY2025
VALUE: 73%
DESCRIPTION: The completion rate has held at 70-74% every year for a decade while grants collapsed.
STATISTIC: Parole revocations, FY2025
VALUE: 1,273
DESCRIPTION: Down from 3,684 in FY2005 - fewer people on parole to revoke.
=== RELEASES TO PAROLE SUPERVISION BY FISCAL YEAR ===
FY2001: 10,164
FY2002: 10,271
FY2003: 10,894
FY2004: 12,589
FY2005: 12,708
FY2006: 11,525
FY2007: 11,446
FY2008: 12,283
FY2009: 12,938
FY2010: 13,926
FY2011: 13,983
FY2012: 12,606
FY2013: 15,634 [includes large commutation counts]
FY2014: 16,212 [includes large commutation counts]
FY2015: not available (report not published online)
FY2016: 13,374
FY2017: 10,468
FY2018: 10,363
FY2019: 9,455
FY2020: 10,429
FY2021: 8,634
FY2022: 6,245 [report wording: released on parole]
FY2023: 5,863 [report wording: released on parole]
FY2024: 5,443 [report wording: released on parole]
FY2025: 5,588 [report wording: released on parole]
NOTE: FY2001-FY2014 figures are the Board's TOTAL RELEASES (all release
actions; the Board's own narratives describe this total as offenders
released to parole supervision). FY2016-FY2025 figures are the Board's
annual narrative release figure. Different report formats - compare
within each era with care.
=== PAROLEES UNDER IN-STATE SUPERVISION (JUNE 30) BY FISCAL YEAR ===
FY2001: 19,576
FY2002: 19,799
FY2003: 20,300
FY2004: 20,763
FY2005: 21,306
FY2006: 21,378
FY2007: 20,823
FY2008: 20,701
FY2009: 21,307
FY2010: 22,403
FY2011: 23,729
FY2012: 22,480
FY2013: 25,020
FY2014: 25,195
FY2015: 23,859
FY2016: 22,901
FY2017: 22,737
FY2018: 22,047
FY2019: 20,719
FY2020: 21,069
FY2021: 19,828
FY2022: 17,744
FY2023: 16,369
FY2024: 15,105
FY2025: 14,568
NOTE: FY2009 is as of July 1, 2009 and FY2015 as of July 1, 2015 (from
adjacent reports). FY2001-2005 tables carry no as-of date.
=== PAROLE COMPLETION (SUCCESS) RATE BY FISCAL YEAR ===
FY2001: 68% [pre-FY2003 definition]
FY2002: 72% [pre-FY2003 definition]
FY2003: 61%
FY2004: 61%
FY2005: 60%
FY2006: 60%
FY2007: 61%
FY2008: 64%
FY2009: 66%
FY2010: 69%
FY2011: 71%
FY2012: 72%
FY2013: 74%
FY2014: 72%
FY2016: 72%
FY2017: 71%
FY2018: 72%
FY2019: 70%
FY2020: 73%
FY2021: 73%
FY2022: 73%
FY2023: 70%
FY2024: 72%
FY2025: 73%
NOTE: The success-rate definition was tightened in FY2003; FY2001-02
used a looser measure and are not comparable to later years.
=== PAROLE REVOCATIONS BY FISCAL YEAR ===
FY2001: 3,383
FY2002: 2,685
FY2003: 3,071
FY2004: 3,363
FY2005: 3,684
FY2006: 3,651
FY2007: 3,560
FY2008: 3,125
FY2009: 3,093 [approximate, chart label]
FY2010: 2,750
FY2011: 2,594
FY2012: 2,618
FY2013: 2,199
FY2014: 2,380
FY2015: 2,655
FY2016: 2,505
FY2017: 2,681
FY2018: 2,525
FY2019: 2,720
FY2020: 2,199
FY2021: 2,373
FY2022: 1,825
FY2023: 1,552
FY2024: 1,437
FY2025: 1,273
=== PAROLE-ELIGIBLE CASES CONSIDERED BY FISCAL YEAR ===
FY2019: 24,738
FY2020: 21,790
FY2021: 16,255
FY2022: 13,967
FY2023: 17,151
FY2024: 19,328
FY2025: 20,364
NOTE: The Board states this figure only in its FY2019-FY2025 reports.
Earlier reports publish decision counts under different definitions.
The Board has never published an annual count of parole GRANTS;
releases are the closest published measure.