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For every book Uzbek prisoners read, they get three days taken off their sentence - Bridgeman Images/Shamil Zhumatov ...

Brazilian inmates reading and writing in prison library / APAC Credit: FBAC Brazil For 13 years, the Brazilian government has offered its incarcerated citizens a simple deal: read a book ...

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Under the initiative, three days will be knocked off sentences for each book an inmate reads from a list curated by the Uzbek government’s Center of Spirituality and Enlightenment. The National ...