Fewer people released from NJ prisons are committing new crimes, report says

Corrections officials credit work-release and other rehabilitative programs for reducing recidivism rates among those freed from New Jersey prisons.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 530

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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People released from New Jersey prisons in recent years are committing fewer new crimes than they did a decade ago, state corrections officials announced this week in a new report on recidivism.

The department tracked the 4,174 people freed from state custody in 2021 and found that 6% of men and 2% of women returned to prison within three years for convictions for new offenses.

That’s a 50% drop from 2013, …

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