Men return to prison at a 6 percent higher rate if they have been held in solitary confinement. Long periods of solitary confinement are associated with a 15 to 25 percent increase in re-imprisonment rates.

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3. Men return to prison at a 6 percent higher rate if they have been held in solitary confinement. Long periods of solitary confinement are associated with a 15 to 25 percent increase in re-imprisonment rates.