Brazilian inmates reduce sentences through reading
Brazil has a nationwide program that lets prisoners cut their sentences by reading books and proving they understood them. Inmates in a women’s prison in Rio describe reading as relief from stress. Emily de Souza says the program helps her cope and brings her…
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Brazil has a nationwide program that lets prisoners cut their sentences by reading books and proving they understood them. Inmates in a women’s prison in Rio describe reading as relief from stress. Emily de Souza says the program helps her cope and brings her…
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) When 33-year-old Brazilian woman Emily de Souza heard about a program allowing her to shave off four days from her prison sentence by reading a book, she seized the opportunity to…
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