Do better prisons reduce recidivism? Evidence from a prison construction program

From the US to Colombia, from India to Uganda, many inmates suffer from underprovision of services such as surveillance or rehabilitation in overcrowded prisons. Yet, we know little about how prison quality affects long-term inmate outcomes. I study a prison construction program in Colombia and find...

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Tobón Zapata, Santiago
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2020
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Universidad EAFIT
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spa
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crime
violence
recidivism
prison conditions
Colombia
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title Do better prisons reduce recidivism? Evidence from a prison construction program
spellingShingle Do better prisons reduce recidivism? Evidence from a prison construction program
crime
violence
recidivism
prison conditions
Colombia
title_short Do better prisons reduce recidivism? Evidence from a prison construction program
title_full Do better prisons reduce recidivism? Evidence from a prison construction program
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violence
recidivism
prison conditions
Colombia
topic crime
violence
recidivism
prison conditions
Colombia
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