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Out of prison through books: Brazilian inmates may shorten terms by reading

June 27, 2012 12:24

From now on reading will help to shorten a sentence for Brazilian prisoners. But it is not all that simple: Brazilian penitentiary authorities have thought of a number of shrewd limitations.

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JZ (unregistered) 27.06.2012 16:31

Great idea! Never would've thought of something like that.  This is why we need to think outside the box when it comes to prison reform 

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