In a 15-state study, over two-thirds of prisoners were rearrested within three years of their release. Importantly, the first six months accounted for nearly half (44 percent) of all recidivism during the three-year period, with 30 percent of all releasees re-arrested in those first months. ^[1]   In the first year out, 44 percent of released prisoners were arrested. Property offenders were the most likely to recidivate. Almost three-quarters of all property offenders were arrested within three years of their release. ^[2]   Two-thirds of drug offenders and 62 percent of both public-order and violent offenders were rearrested within three years. ^[3]   The first months out of prison are also a high-risk, high-need period for housing and other services. ^[4]