RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Prison Rehabilitation Programs and Recidivism JF Journal of Human Resources JO J Hum Resour FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 1021-11933R2 DO 10.3368/jhr.1021-11933R2 A1 Arbour, William A1 Lacroix, Guy A1 Marchand, Steeve YR 2024 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2024/03/04/jhr.1021-11933R2.abstract AB Increasing evidence suggests that incarceration can improve the social reintegration of inmates in some circumstances. Yet, the mechanisms through which incarceration may favor rehabilitation remain unknown. This paper exploits variations in program availability to estimate their effects. We find that programs decrease reincarceration. However, this is mitigated by an increase in future community sentences, usually associated with milder offenses. Programs addressing violence issues, education and employment exhibit strong effects. Those focusing on addiction and other program types are not found to affect recidivism. These results suggest that specific programs can explain the beneficial effects of incarceration found in the literature.