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Recidivism is the tendency for a convicted individual to reoffend by either committing another crime or violating post-release guidelines. The U.S. releases over 7 million people from jail and more than 600,000 people from prison each year. However, recidivism is common. Within 3 years of their release, 2 out of 3 people are rearrested; and Within 5 years 76.6% of prisoners in the United States are rearrested
Of all offenders who recidivated, approximately 37.2% returned to IDOC for the commission of a new crime, compared to approximately 62.8% for a technical rule violation of post-release supervision. The recidivism rate for offenders released in 2016, broken down by race is as follows. African American offenders had a rate of 44.7%. Recidivism rates for Caucasian offenders was 34.3% while rates for Hispanic offenders was 25.3%.
Poverty, negative peer associations substance abuse and mental illness are major risk factors associated with reoffending.
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