<![CDATA[Global recidivism rates range from 20% to 63%, depending on several factors, which means that when a prisoner is released from jail, he's 20% to 63% likely to commit a similar crime. If that criminal is a murderer, rapist, or terrorist, even 1% is too much of a risk for a civil society to take. People intent on destroying or ending the lives of others do not deserve a chance to do it again. Their rights do not trump the rights of their potential victims. ]]>