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.
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TITLE:
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Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 24 States in 2008: A
10-Year Follow-Up
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Period (2008–2018) (NCJ
256094)
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AUTHOR:
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BJS Statisticians
Leonardo Antenangeli, Ph.D., and Matthew R. Durose
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WHERE:
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bjs.ojp.gov
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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.
