Table 1 Release type. Table 2 Phase. About one third of federal offenders on community release have been out less than six months. This latter group often requires more intensive supervision. The largest percentage of federal offenders on conditional release has been out for 12 months or longer, a statistic that can be explained by the simple fact that the group of offenders serving longer or life sentences accumulates over time.
Age is important to an offender's reintegration potential.
Most federal offenders on community release are between 30 and 50 years of age. The implication of this age distribution for community supervision is that the offender population of the future will probably have a sizeable young group and an equally large older group. We found some interesting patterns. Generally, offenders who have been in the community 12 months or longer have much less need on the majority of dimensions than more recently released offenders. We clearly have more dynamic risk information about offenders on conditional release than we ever had before.