Tthe United States Sentencing Commission issued a report on the recidivism of federal offenders. The study is groundbreaking in both its breadth—studying all 25,431 U.S. citizen federal offenders released in 2005, and in its duration—following the releasees over an eight year period. News release. The Commission found that nearly half (49.3 percent) of offenders released … Continue reading Recidivism Among Federal Offenders: A Comprehensive Overview