Facts and Statistics

At least 95% of all state prisoners will be released from prison at some point; nearly 80% will be released to parole supervision.  – Bureau of Justice Statistics
    

Federal, state, and local corrections facilities held nearly 2.2 million people at the end of 2015.  An additional 4.7 million people were on probation or parole. – Bureau of Justice Statistics
    

Graph from www.prisonpolicy.org