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line graph showing re-arrest trends for five years after release from state prison, highlighting people 65 and older as lowest risk

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 34 States in 2012: a 5-Year Follow-Up Period (2012-2017), Table 4. (Graph: Emily Widra, 2023)

This graph originally appeared in The aging prison population: Causes, costs, and consequences.

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