reincarcerate
Return to prison
To reincarcerate is to imprison someone again, typically after they've been released: He was reincarcerated for violating parole.
The term appears frequently in discussions of recidivism and criminal justice reform, where high reincarceration rates signal systemic problems.
Commit crime again
- relapseReturn to former illness
- recidivistHabitual criminal returner
- backslideRevert to bad habits
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
rearrest · reconviction · recommit · reprocess · readmit · chronic · habitual · pattern
Basic unit of life
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- lockupTemporary detention facility
detention · custody · holding · facility · correctional · institution · bars · block
Imposing legal punishment
- paroleConditional early release
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- probationSupervised trial period
- violationBreaking of rules
hearing · judge · court · prosecution · defense · conviction · plea · verdict
Advance arrangement secured
- fingerprintingRecording unique digit patterns
- mugshotPolice identification photograph
- intakeAmount received or consumed
- processingSystematic operation on data
classification · assignment · transport · transfer · marshals · extradition · detainer · warrant
reoffend
Commit crime again
- relapseReturn to former illness
- recidivistHabitual criminal returner
- backslideRevert to bad habits
cycle · rearrest · reconviction · recommit · reprocess · readmit · chronic · habitual · pattern · systemic
cell
Basic unit of life
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
lockup · detention · custody · holding · facility · correctional · institution · bars · block · wing
sentencing
Imposing legal punishment
- paroleConditional early release
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- probationSupervised trial period
violation · hearing · judge · court · prosecution · defense · conviction · plea · verdict · appeal
booking
Advance arrangement secured
- fingerprintingRecording unique digit patterns
- mugshotPolice identification photograph
- intakeAmount received or consumed
processing · classification · assignment · transport · transfer · marshals · extradition · detainer · warrant · surrender