| CALENDAR YEAR | SUITABILITY HEARINGS SCHEDULED | NUMBER OF GRANTS* | SOURCE** |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | Historical |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | Historical |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 | Historical |
| 1981 | 321 | 31 | Historical |
| 1982 | 776 | 29 | Historical |
| 1983 | 839 | 45 | Historical |
| 1984 | 707 | 59 | Historical |
| 1985 | 823 | 64 | Historical |
| 1986 | 942 | 49 | Historical |
| 1987 | 877 | 40 | Historical |
| 1988 | 1,017 | 28 | Historical |
| 1989 | 1,138 | 24 | Historical |
| 1990 | 1,817 | 74 | Historical |
| 1991 | 1,729 | 49 | Historical |
| 1992 | 1,743 | 16 | Historical |
| 1993 | 1,613 | 19 | Historical |
| 1994 | 1,970 | 12 | Historical |
| 1995 | 2,128 | 8 | Historical |
| 1996 | 2,287 | 10 | Historical |
| 1997 | 2,274 | 16 | Historical |
| 1998 | 2,172 | 27 | Historical |
| 1999 | 1,950 | 13 | Historical |
| 2000 | 2,164 | 52 | Historical |
| 2001 | 3,630 | 83 | Historical |
| 2002 | 4,807 | 168 | Historical |
| 2003 | 4,479 | 168 | Historical |
| 2004 | 4,542 | 214 | Historical |
| 2005 | 4,933 | 161 | Historical |
| 2006 | 6,928 | 241 | Historical |
| 2007 | 6,177 | 119 | Historical/LSTS |
| 2008 | 6,883 | 293 | LSTS |
| 2009 | 6,223 | 543 | BITS |
| 2010 | 5,639 | 495 | BITS |
| 2011 | 4,015 | 466 | BITS |
| 2012 | 4,760 | 675 | BITS |
| 2013 | 4,168 | 592 | BITS |
| 2014 | 4,703 | 905 | BITS |
| 2015 | 5,300 | 906 | BITS |
| 2016 | 5,065 | 817 | BITS |
| 2017 | 5,334 | 915 | BITS |
| 2018 | 5,226 | 1,136 | BITS |
| 2019 | 6,061 | 1,184 | BITS |
| 2020 | 7,684 | 1,234 | BITS |
| 2021 | 8,722 | 1,424 | BITS |
| 2022 | 9,017 | 1,259 | BITS |
*Note: The “Number of Grants” column is comprised of the number of suitability hearings resulting in a grant during the calendar year specified. Notably, the number of suitability hearings with a grant result does not equal the number of inmates paroled. Parole release dates are calculated pursuant to Board of Parole Hearing Regulations and Statutes.
**Note: Calendar years 1991 through 2006 is comprised of data from an archived database. Calendar year 2007 is comprised of data from both the archived database and from the Lifer Scheduling and Tracking System (LSTS). Specifically, January 1, 2007, though October 31, 2007 data is from the archived database and data from November 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008 is from LSTS. Calendar years 2009 to present is from the Boards Information Technology System (BITS).