Many prisons use sanctions to discipline prisoners, including segregating them from other inmates, transferring them away, and removing them from rehabilitation programs. Prisoners who had greater exposure to formal sanctions were more likely to re-offend 1, 2, and 3 years after release.

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Many prisons use sanctions to discipline prisoners, including segregating them from other inmates, transferring them away, and removing them from rehabilitation programs. Prisoners who had greater exposure to formal sanctions were more likely to re-offend 1, 2, and 3 years after release.