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According to a study conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately 67% (or two-thirds) of offenders who were released in the year 1994 were arrested again within three years. The rate of recidivism (returning to previous criminal behavior) varied slightly depending on the nature of the offense -- for example, drug offenders were more likely to be rearrested than violent criminals, though the difference was not significant. Within three years, slightly more than half (51.8%) returned to prison, either for a new crime or for a parole/probation violation.

There also exists the possibility that criminals may commit further crimes without being caught in subsequent instances. ---- It depends on the inmates you're talking about. A little known fact is that the long-term guys who get released say 25 years after they committed a terrible crime as a kid, who are now 50 years old and in failing health, have a recidivism rate of almost nothing. Nobody ever seems to reveal that fact when talking about recvidivism. The ones going back are the young ones who are living a life of crime, and for whom being in and out of prison is a ridiculous badge of honor for them.

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