For 13 years, the Brazilian government has offered its incarcerated citizens a simple deal: read a book, serve less time. This “Remission for Reading” program is now serving as a template to other nations, and prison populations are enjoying similar deals in countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. With a recidivism rate of more than […]
The post Prisons Across the World Are Shaving Days Off Sentences for Every Book Read by Their Inmates appeared first on Good News Network.
—
Brazilian inmates reading and writing in prison library / APAC Credit: FBAC BrazilFor 13 years, the Brazilian government has offered its incarcerated citizens a simple deal: read a book, serve less time.
