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      • By the end of 2020, there were more than 1.8 million incarcerated Americans. Each year, more than 600,000 individuals are released from state and federal prisons. Another nine million are released from local jails. Within three years of their release, two out of three former prisoners are rearrested and more than 50% are incarcerated again.
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  2. Statistical information and publications about recidivism and reentry in the United States from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

  3. Mar 1, 2022 · The study used a stratified random sample of 73,600 prisoners to interpolate estimates for approximately 409,300 state prisoners released in 2008 by 24 states—containing 65.8% of the U.S. population as of January 2022—which were those providing necessary records: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii ...

  4. Aug 8, 2021 · Norway has one of the lowest recidivism rates in the world at 20%. The U.S. has one of the highest: 76.6% of prisoners are rearrested within five years. Among Norway’s prison population that was unemployed prior to their arrests, they saw a 40% increase in their employment rates once released.

  5. Apr 2, 2024 · Rate of homelessness or housing insecurity among formerly incarcerated people: 5,700 per 100,000 +. Percent of people with 2 or more arrests per year who have incomes below $10,000: 49%. Who are unemployed: 15% +. The strongest predictor for recidivism: poverty +.

  6. Jun 21, 2022 · This study examines the relationship between length of incarceration and recidivism for federal offenders released in 2010. It found that federal offenders sentenced to more than 60 months incarceration were less likely to recidivate than a matched group of offenders receiving shorter sentences.

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