Press Release: Over half of females serving time for a violent offense were arrested within 5 years of release from prison
Rebecca Balog2023-05-11T20:50:42+00:00Over half of females serving time for a violent offense were arrested within 5 years of release from prison WASHINGTON –The Bureau of Justice Statistics is announcing the release of Recidivism of Females Released from State Prison, 2012–2017. During the 5 years after their release in 2012, more than half of females (55%, compared to 66% of males) who were serving time for a violent offense were arrested for another offense, while more than a third (38%, compared to 49% of males) had a new conviction for any offense, and about a fourth (27%, compared to 43% of males) were returned to prison. [...]
