Brazil: Read to get out of jail earlier

Brasília : Brazil | Jun 25, 2012 at 9:28 PM PDT

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BRASILIA: Brazil will offer inmates in its crowded federal penitentiary system a novel way to shorten their sentences: four days less for every book they read.ReadMore....

syedhasnainshah is based in Karāchi, Sind, Pakistan, and is a Reporter for Allvoices.

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