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Pages for pardons? In Bolivia, inmates can cut jail time by reading

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Inmates in Bolivia's overcrowded prisons are now able to reduce their jail time by reading books. The state program "Books behind bars" offers detainees a chance get out of jail days or weeks in advance of their release date. The program has been launched in 47 prisons that do not have resources to pay for education, reintegration or social assistance programs.

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Pages for pardons? In Bolivia, inmates can cut jail time by reading

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Pages For Pardons? In Bolivia, Inmates Can Cut Jail Time By Reading

Inmates in Bolivia's overcrowded prisons are now able to reduce their jail time by reading books in a new program influenced by one in Brazil that aims to spread literacy and give hope despite a notoriously slow judicial process. The state program "Books behind bars" offers detainees a chance get out of jail days or weeks in advance of their release date. Bolivia does not have a life sentence or death penalty, but pre-trial detention can last fo…

2 years ago·United States

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