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Re:26% of violent crime convicts account for 63% of violent ... by gz5 on Saturday February 10, 2018 @12:01PM (#16348146)
Good point. Any similar studies from more diverse countries?

This study is not as comprehensive but in 30-state USA study, 77% of prisoners are jailed again within 5 years of release:

https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/press/rprts05p0510pr.cfm

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Re:26% of violent crime convicts account for 63% of violent ... by alphabettsy on Saturday February 10, 2018 @12:07PM (#16348187)
Not really surprising, you must consider that most of our jails and prisons are like criminal universities. Most barely offer any rehabilitation, if at all, but people can learn about how to be better criminals from other criminals.
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