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BJS Releases Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 24 States in 2008: A 10-Year Follow-Up Period (2008–2018)
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics today released Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 24 States in 2008: A 10-Year Follow-Up Period (2008–2018). This report presents recidivism statistics on state prisoners released in 2008 during the 10 years following their release. It describes the recidivism patterns of state prisoners by their demographic characteristics, commitment offense and prior criminal history. This is BJS’s first recidivism study with a 10-year follow-up period.
In July 2021, BJS released Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 34 States in 2012: A 5-Year Follow-Up Period (2012-2017), a report that presented recidivism statistics on prisoners released in 2012 with a 5-year follow-up period. Though they follow different release cohorts, the report released today and the prior report show similar trends, including a decline in the annual arrest percentage for state prisoners between year 1 and year 5 following release. The longer follow-up period of 10 years featured in the new report shows that the annual arrest percentage continued to decline between year 6 and year 10 following release.
TITLE: Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 24 States in 2008: A 10-Year Follow-Up
Period (2008–2018) (NCJ 256094)
AUTHORS: BJS Statisticians Leonardo Antenangeli, Ph.D., and Matthew R. Durose
WHERE: bjs.ojp.gov
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Doris J. James is the acting director.
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime, advance racial equity in the administration of justice, assist victims and enhance the rule of law. More information about OJP and its components can be found at www.ojp.gov.
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