ORS: Jails and Corrections-Prison Population Projections
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The Office of Research and Statistics (ORS) provides projections of adult prison and parole populations and juvenile detention, commitment, and parole populations to the Governor's Office and the General Assembly on an annual basis (pursuant to 24-33.5-503(1)(m)), C.R.S. (see also, House Bill 1994-1340). For planning purposes, the figures are also available on a semi-annual basis. Links to current and past projection and forecast reports are available below.
Recent Forecast Reports
- June 2025 Interim Prison Population and Parole Caseload Forecast (June 2025; pdf)
- FY 2025 Adult and Juvenile Correctional Populations Forecasts (March 2025; pdf)
- June 2024 Interim Prison Population and Parole Caseload Forecast (June 2024; pdf)
- Link to PAST PRISON POPULATION PROJECTION/FORECAST REPORTS.