Income before and after incarceration

Note: Figure shows the share of prisoners with no earnings, those earning between $1 to $15,000; $15,001 to $25,000; $25,001 to $50,000; and more than $50,000 in the first full calendar year after leaving prison and two years prior to entering prison. (Individuals are incarcerated at year zero, enter and leave prison in years -1 and 1, etc.) Sample includes individuals age 18-64, incarcerated at some point between 2009-2013, and linked to earnings records 1999-2014.
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