According to that report, 48 percent of people released from prison every year recidivate within three years, and 19 percent recidivate within one year.

Those jailed for even brief periods, 8 to 14 days, were 51 percent more likely to recidivate after they completed their sentences.

A 2013 Rand meta-analysis found that inmates who participated in correctional education programs were 43 percent less likely to recidivate than those who did not.