Facts and Figures

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

[2] Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 1994
Legan, P.A., & Levin, D.J., U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (2002)