Nothing to Lose? An Examination of Prison Misconduct Among Life-Without-Parole Inmates

Inmates serving life-without-parole (LWOP) have been described as having “nothing to lose” by virtue of their sentence, leading to an assumption that they are more prone to disciplinary violations. This study refutes such an argument and is consistent with research demonstrating that LWOP inmates do...

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Authors: Sorensen, Jonathan R. 1965- (Author) ; Reidy, Thomas J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: The prison journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 99, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-65
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