Prison Conditions and Recidivism
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Prison Conditions and Recidivism
Prison Conditions and Recidivism We use a unique data set on post-release behavior of former Italian inmates to estimate the effect of prison conditions on recidivism. By combining different sources of data we exploit variation in prison conditions measured by: 1) the extent of overcrowding at the prison level, 2) the number of deaths in the facility of detention during an inmate’s stay and 3) ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Law and Economics Review
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1465-7252,1465-7260
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahq024