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A collection of data, charts, figures, and highlights showing Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from State Prison between 2005-2014. The data is broken down by race, age, and sex.The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) used criminal history data and prisoner records to analyze the post-release offending patterns of former prisoners both within and outside of the state where they were imprisoned. This is BJS's first recidivism study on sex offenders with a 9-year follow-up period.