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Prisons: Homeless ex-offenders twice as likely to reoffend - data

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Ministry of Justice releases data on reoffending rates for first time.

More than two-thirds of those who left custody without accommodation reoffended within a year .

Social justice charity Nacro warns need for 'adequate investment in housing' MoJ says it is working with partners to avoid anyone being released on to the street.