Prisoners who are sanctioned more are more likely to re-offend

(Crime and Justice Research Alliance) A new longitudinal study that sought to determine the effect of these sanctions on recidivism found that prisoners who had greater exposure to formal sanctions were more likely to re-offend 1, 2, and 3 years after release; formal sanctions involve punishment for misconduct after a rules infraction board finds an inmate guilty.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science https://ift.tt/2Sahh9L