evidence: Almost half of criminals released from prison re-offended within a year – report [...] Almost half of criminals released from a prison in 2018 re-offended within one year, research from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows. [...] CSO statistician Felix Coleman said: "In 2015, 62% of individuals released from custody were linked to a re-offending incident within three years of their release with the most frequent re-offending offence type relating to theft and related offences.