reincarceration
English edit
Etymology edit
re- + incarceration
Noun edit
reincarceration (countable and uncountable, plural reincarcerations)
- A second or subsequent incarceration.
- 2008 February 29, Adam Liptak, “U.S. Imprisons One in 100 Adults, Report Finds”, in New York Times[1]:
- The Pew report recommended diverting nonviolent offenders away from prison and using punishments short of reincarceration for minor or technical violations of probation or parole.