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The article, “The Changing State of Recidivism: Fewer People Going Back to Prison,” and its methodology omit a lot of data that would make its study stronger and more comprehendible. For example, they only take into account twenty three out of the fifty states. That is less than half, meaning that a lot of data is being left out that could either prove their conclusion invalid or make it even stronger in the eyes of the reader.  Also, while Pew had access to some things that BJS didn’t, such as access to all released prisoners every year, there were other things that they were restricted from. For example, they didn’t have access to FBI criminal history records, so they were unable to collect information on rearrests.  Basically, there were a lot of gaps between what each study group could obtain data from. Toward the end of the article, it speaks on how reducing recidivism improves different things throughout society, yet there was no data to back that up either. The article just simply listed different things that it improves. Without evidence, it is hard to ensure your audience that what you’re saying is accurate.