reincarcerated
Returned to prison
Reincarcerated means imprisoned again after a previous release.
The term appears frequently in discussions of recidivism and criminal justice reform: Nearly half of released prisoners are reincarcerated within three years.
Someone who violates parole or commits a new offense may be reincarcerated.
Commit crime again
- repeat offenderPerson repeatedly convicted
- recidivistHabitual criminal returner
- relapseReturn to former illness
- backslideRevert to bad habits
reconviction · cycle · reentry · habitual · chronic · persistent · recurrent · parole violation
Legal detention in jail
- detentionTemporary official holding
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- cellBasic unit of life
- custodyProtective care or control
penitentiary · correctional · jailhouse · solitary · captivity · restraint · isolation · warden
Firmly held belief
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- violationBreaking of rules
parole · probation · judge · felony · misdemeanor · prosecution · defendant · verdict
reoffend
Commit crime again
- repeat offenderPerson repeatedly convicted
- recidivistHabitual criminal returner
- relapseReturn to former illness
backslide · reconviction · cycle · reentry · habitual · chronic · persistent · recurrent · parole violation · technical violation
imprisonment
Legal detention in jail
custody · penitentiary · correctional · jailhouse · solitary · captivity · restraint · isolation · warden · bars
conviction
Firmly held belief
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
violation · parole · probation · judge · felony · misdemeanor · prosecution · defendant · verdict · plea
reincarceratedreleased
Set free from confinement
freed · liberated · discharged · set free · at liberty
reincarceratedpardoned
Formally forgiven for offense
exonerated · acquitted · absolved · cleared · vindicated