Building Criminal Networks in Prison

Arnaud Philippe

Bristol Economics Discussion Papers from School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of prison connections on re-incarceration, using comprehensive data on cell assignments in France. It documents that having one additional cellmate with a drug-related conviction increases re-incarceration for drug crimes (+7.1% in the year after release), while having an extra cellmate with a property crime conviction raises the probability of committing a property crime (+5.2%). The number of cellmates with other convictions has no effect, and other types of recidivism remain unaffected. Peers from prison also affect the place where offenses are eventually committed. Lastly, cellmates have more influence when they share similar characteristics.

Date: 2024-05-10
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