reconvict

verb

re·con·vict (ˌ)rē-kən-ˈvikt

reconvicted; reconvicting; reconvicts

: to convict again

Twenty-nine percent of the subsidized jobs recipients had been reconvicted two years out, compared with 27 percent of the control group.—

Heather Mac Donald

In contrast, 46 percent of a comparison group of inmates who didn't participate in the program were reconvicted of a felony after getting out.—

Andy Mannix

reconviction

(ˌ)rē-kən-ˈvik-shən

noun

plural reconvictions

Bonnett's case is only the second in the state that has resulted in a retrial and a reconviction. —

Lynh Bui

The Center for Employment Opportunities in New York was one of the programs studied, which now reports a 20 percent drop in reconviction among its participants. —

Teri Bowers

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Currently, about 45% of former offenders in the state are reconvicted within three years after their release, according to data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. —

Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2023