Reentry
- 650,000 individuals are returning to society from prison each year, or approximately 1,780 individuals returning home each day.
- 97 percent of inmates will one day return to society. [1]
- 52 percent of offenders released in
1994 returned to prison on a parole violation or for a new offense within three years.
- 68 percent of prisoners were rearrested for a new offense within three years following their release and 52 percent were reincarcerated for a new offense or parole violation. [2]
Sources
[1] Locked Up and Locked Out: An Educational Perspective on the U.S. Prison Population
Richard J. Coley and Paul E. Barton, Educational Testing Service (2006)
[2] Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 1994 
Legan, P.A., & Levin, D.J., U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (2002)