ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED PERSONS MBDA IS COMMITTED TO LEVERAGING ITS CAPABILITIES TO HELP THE ADMINISTRATION MEET ITS GOAL AND EFFORTS TO REDUCE CRIME, ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY, AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL AMERICANS. THE RECIDIVISM RATE IN THE UNITED STATES IS HIGH, WITH ABOUT 68% OF RELEASED PRISONERS GETTING ARRESTED FOR A NEW CRIME WITHIN 3 YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS (2014). RESEARCHERS HAVE LINKED RECIDIVISM TO UNEMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND INABILITY TO RE-INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AFTER PRISON.