The Porous Prison: A Note on the Rehabilitative Potential of Visits Home

Eric P. Baumer; Ian O'donnell; Nicola Hughes

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The Porous Prison: A Note on the Rehabilitative Potential of Visits Home

Eric P. Baumer, Ian O'donnell, Nicola Hughes

Sociology and Criminology

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A follow-up study of 19,955 releases from Irish prisons shows interesting variation in rates of recidivism. Prisoners who, during their sentences, were occasionally allowed to venture outside for vocational or family-related purposes were significantly less likely to be reimprisoned. This held true up to 4 years after their eventual release and is a clear empirical demonstration of the benefits, other than humanitarian, of maintaining prisoners' social capital.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	119-126
Number of pages	8
Journal	The Prison Journal
Volume	89
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885508330430
State	Published - Mar 2009

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