The most recent government study of recidivism reported that 82% of people incarcerated in state prison were arrested at some point in the 10 years following their release, but the vast majority of those were arrested within the first 3 years, and more than half within the first year.
At least 95% of all convicts will be released from prison at some point, and about 80% of all State inmates will be released under parole supervision. At the end of 2002, State or Federal correctional authorities had custody of 1,440,655 prisoners.
The most often reported prior convictions were for drug offenses and property violations. Drug-related offenses had a 62.7% recidivism rate. The highest recidivism rate was for other felonies, which was 74.2%; it was closely followed by property offenses, which was 66.4%.
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