States across the country saw changes in their prison admissions and populations due to supervision violations in 2020. But some states were already experiencing reductions in violation admissions and population prior to the pandemic. This snapshot shows available supervision violation data for Louisiana from 2018 through 2020.
Admissions
From 2018 to 2020, Louisiana saw a 38 percent decline in the number of prison admissions due to supervision violations.
The breakdown
Total Admissions
Violation Admissions
Technical Violation Admissions
2018
16005
7953
3252
2019
16226
8146
3447
2020
9640
4954
1923
Total
2018
2019
2020
Total admissions
16,005
16,226
9,640
Total Violation admissions
7,953
8,146
4,954
Probation admissions
3,178
3,473
1,841
Parole admissions
4,775
4,673
3,113
Total Technical Violation admissions
3,252
3,447
1,923
Probation admissions
2,472
2,626
1,402
Parole admissions
780
821
521
Total New Offense admissions
4,701
4,699
3,031
Probation admissions
706
847
439
Parole admissions
3,995
3,852
2,592
Population
From 2018 to 2020, Louisiana saw a 20 percent decline in the number of people in prison due to supervision violations.
The breakdown
Total Population
Violation Population
Technical Violation Population
2018
32488
9744
3405
2019
31519
9426
3224
2020
27010
7754
2626
Total
2018
2019
2020
Total population
32,488
31,519
27,010
Total Violation population
9,744
9,426
7,754
Probation population
3,654
3,497
2,691
Parole population
6,090
5,929
5,063
Total Technical Violation population
3,405
3,224
2,626
Probation population
2,617
2,404
1,847
Parole population
788
820
779
Total New Offense population
6,339
6,202
5,128
Probation population
1,037
1,093
844
Parole population
5,302
5,109
4,284
Additional State Notes
In the snapshot data provided, total violations for new offences and technical violations includes people who have a pending felony charge who waived their rights to a revocation hearing.
Whether an incarceration is the result of a new offense or technical violation is often difficult and problematic to delineate, even in states with available data. Most states do not consider a supervision violation to be the result of a new offense unless a new felony conviction is present, meaning technical violations may include misdemeanor convictions or new arrests. "Prison" includes county jail if the county was reimbursed by the state for a person’s incarceration, which occurs in some, but not all, states. Supervision violations may include revocations (i.e., unsuccessful terminations of a supervision and completion of a sentence in prison or jail) or short-term sanctions (i.e., probation or parole jurisdiction is maintained and the person is incarcerated for a short period of time in prison or jail). Not all states impose or include short-term sanctions in their count of supervision violations.
