individuals are released from state and federal prisons annually.
In the US, millions of people are affected by incarceration, with a significant portion experiencing re-arrest and re-incarceration within years of release. At any given time, nearly 6.9 million individuals are under correctional supervision (probation, parole, jail, or prison), and over 650,000 are released from state and federal prisons annually. A large percentage of those released are rearrested and re-incarcerated, with recidivism rates ranging from 66% within three years to 82% within a decade.