Jack is incarcerated in the Southwest State Prison.He has been there for the past 12 years and has over 30 years left on his sentence.While incarcerated,his communication with his family has been restricted;most notably,any letters that he has attempted to send that criticize the conditions of the prison have been censored.Further,he has not been allowed to practice his religion because it is not a commonly practiced religion in the United States.Because Jack has been incarcerated for so long,it is likely that he will face great difficulty in integrating back into society.The difficulty of inmates in reintegrating is referred to as:
A)institutionalization.
B)deinstitutionalization.
C)restitution.
D)reentry.

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The difficulty inmates face in reintegrating back into society after long periods of incarceration is referred to as institutionalization. This term describes how individuals adapt to the structured environment of a prison to the extent that they struggle to adjust to life outside of it.

Jack Is Incarcerated in the Southwest State Prison