英语语法分析

Their basic criticism was that prisons do not reduce the crime rate, they cause recidivism.

他们的基本评论为：监狱的存在无法降低犯罪率，它只能引发重犯。

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As a result, recidivism runs high.

因此，累犯率居高不下。

The rate of recidivism is not known.

然而，这些人当中成为累犯的比率仍不得而知。