That's according to CSO figures from 2020.
Over 20 people in the midlands released from prison re-offended within one year in 2020.
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the highest number in the region in Offaly 12, totaling a rate of 29% for the county.
The rate of re-offending within a year in Westmeath is 25%, and in Laois it came to 14%.
The offence with the highest rate of re-offending were theft and public order offences, with males aged under 25 the category with the highest rate nationally.
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