Since dropping to a 30-year low in 2021, the recidivism rate for the local inmate population within two years of release has been rising in the last two years.
This is according to the 2023 statistics released by the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) on Feb 14.
The figures also revealed that there are 3,981 drug rehabilitation centre (DRC) inmates, comprising those at the two DRCs at Changi Prison Complex's B5 institution and Selarang Park Complex, and female DRC inmates at Institution A4.
According to publicly available statistics, this is the highest number since 2008.
Among the Singaporean and permanent resident offenders released from SPS custody in 2021, 22 per cent were detained, sentenced to jail, or given a day reporting order within two years of their release, according to the SPS data.
This is higher than the 20.4 per cent for the 2020 release cohort and the 20 per cent for the 2019 release cohort.
SPS said the increase between the 2020 and 2021 cohorts was largely due to the rise in the recidivism rate of repeat drug abusers.
"Inmates with drug antecedents (prior drug offences) are about three times more likely to reoffend than those without.
"It is therefore important to continue focusing our efforts on the rehabilitation and reintegration of drug abusers," it said.
The recidivism rate of those with at least one prior drug conviction for offences that include trafficking, consumption and possession was 29.2 per cent for the 2021 release cohort.
This figure is 9.4 per cent for those without prior drug offences.
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