Brazilian Prisoners Read Books to Reduce Sentences
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A good book can enrich minds and free the soul. But for prisoners in Brazil, the experience can literally be liberating. Federal authorities there are giving prisoners time off their sentences for reading. Host Marco Werman talks to the BBC’s Paulo Cabral in Brazil.
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