The media is full of headlines like: On in ten prisoners released early back behind bars and Dozens of early release prisoners are back in jail 10% reconviction rate eh? What’s the usual rate? From the Scottish Government in July 2024, the most recent data suggest the reconviction rate is 26.9%, pushing three times higher. Source: https://www.gov.scot/publications/reconviction-rates-scotland-2020-21-offender-cohort/pages/4/