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3 in 4 Former Prisoners in 30 States Arrested Within 5 Years of Release

An estimated two-thirds (68 percent) of 405,000 prisoners released in 30 states in 2005 were arrested for a new crime within three years of release from prison, and three-quarters (77 percent) were arrested within five years, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. [read the full story here]

Reuters, Tuesday, April 22, 2014
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