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ALT A slide titled "Key Findings" stating: "The groups with the highest starting rates saw the biggest drops. The Black incarceration rate fell from 2,266 to 1,179 per 100,000 residents, while the White rate fell from 288 to 139." Below is a line chart titled "Incarceration rates by race/ethnicity: Prison inmates per 100,000 Californians (2005-2024)" showing five lines for Black, American Indian, Hispanic, White, and Asian/Pacific Islander Californians. The Black incarceration rate starts highest at over 2,000 per 100,000 and declines sharply after three marked policy reforms (October 2011, November 2014, and March 2020), ending below 1,200. The American Indian rate follows a similar declining pattern starting around 1,200. Hispanic, White, and Asian/Pacific Islander rates remain much lower and relatively flat throughout, clustered near the bottom of the chart.
ALT A slide featuring a pull quote: "California has cut its prison population nearly in half, and racial and ethnic disparities in incarceration have narrowed dramatically. This was driven by the fact that incarceration rates fell the most for members of racial and ethnic groups with the highest incarceration rates. Despite these changes, there are still large disparities, and Black Californians and American Indian Californians in particular are incarcerated at relatively high rates." The quote is attributed to Steve Raphael, Faculty Director at the California Policy Lab's UC Berkeley site and a public policy professor at UC Berkeley.
ALT A slide with the text "Read the policy brief (and working paper) and all its findings: CAPolicyLab.org," accompanied by a downward-pointing arrow and a thumbnail image of the policy brief's cover page, which is titled "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prisons After California's Justice Reforms" by Steven Raphael, Mia Bird, Johanna Lacoe, Nefara Riesch, and Alissa Skog, dated November 2026.
ALT Event promotional graphic from the California Policy Lab for a briefing titled "How Two Decades of Justice Reforms Reduced Racial Disparities in Prisons." The graphic features a photo of a courthouse building. White text boxes on the graphic read: "California dramatically shrunk its prison population over two decades. How did those policies also reduce racial and ethnic disparities?" Event Details: Date: Monday, Nov 9th, 2026 Time: 11:30 AM Doors open; 12:00–1:00 PM Briefing and QA Location: UC Student & Policy Center in Sacramento Includes a QR code labeled "Scan to register" and the California Policy Lab logo in the top right corner.
ALT Photograph taken at at California Policy Lab briefing on older workers in California.
ALT Event graphic from the California Policy Lab for "How Two Decades of Justice Reforms Reduced Racial Disparities in Prisons." The graphic features a photo of a California court building with classical columns and a street lamp. Text reads: "California dramatically shrunk its prison population over two decades. How did those policies also reduce racial and ethnic disparities?" Event details: Monday, November 9th, 2026, 11:30 AM: doors open, 12:00–1:00 PM: briefing and QA, at the UC Student & Policy Center in Sacramento. A QR code to register is included in the bottom right corner. The California Policy Lab logo appears in the top right.
ALT A promotional graphic from the California Policy Lab announcing an event titled "Emerging Research on Preventing and Solving Homelessness." The graphic features a photo of a hand holding a small model house and a set of keys against a sunset background. The text describes the event as a lunch-time briefing designed to provide an accessible introduction to: Homelessness Prevention, Rapid Re-Housing, and Employment and Homelessness. Event Details: Date: Monday, October 19, 2026 Timeline: 11:30 AM: Doors open; 12:00–1:00 PM: Briefing and QA Location: UC Student & Policy Center in Sacramento The California Policy Lab logo is in the top right corner.
ALT Alt text: Infographic from the California Policy Lab titled "The California AI-Unemployment Tracker (CAIT)" with an "UPDATED" banner in the top left corner and the California Policy Lab logo in the top right. The graphic has a blue background with white and dark navy text boxes. The key findings section summarizes the September 2026 update: after accounting for normal seasonal patterns, unemployment claims among California workers in highly AI-exposed jobs rose slightly in September, though this increase is within the range of recent historical fluctuations. Two numbered findings are highlighted with orange circle icons. Finding 1: Using the potential AI exposure measure, high-AI-exposure UI claims fell by about 4.4% (3-month moving average, not seasonally adjusted). Finding 2: Using the observed AI exposure measure, high-AI-exposure UI claims fell by about 9.1% (3-month moving average, not seasonally adjusted). The percentage figures are displayed in yellow text for emphasis.
ALT Poster for the "Preparing California for the Older Workforce Boom" event. The graphic features a photo of an older woman with gray curly hair and glasses working on a laptop. Text reads: "We'll share new research on older workers and discuss the path forward as California works to support these workers." Event details: Friday, October 30, 2026. Doors open at 11:30 AM, with briefing and Q&A starting at 12:00PM. Event is at the UC Student & Policy Center in Sacramento. A QR code to register is included in the bottom right corner. The California Policy Lab logo appears in the top right.
ALT ALT Text: Poster for the "Preparing California for the Older Workforce Boom" event. The graphic features a photo of an older woman with gray curly hair and glasses working on a laptop. Text reads: "We'll share new research on older workers and discuss the path forward as California works to support these workers." Event details: Friday, October 30, 2026. Doors open at 11:30 AM, with briefing and Q&A starting at12:00–1:00 PM. Event is at the UC Student & Policy Center in Sacramento. A QR code to register is included in the bottom right corner. The California Policy Lab logo appears in the top right.
