What do prisoners do in Brazil to shorten their sentence?

This may not be a bad idea after all , We know that illiteracy is one major factor for crime.

very impressive idea 👏💡

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” Malcolm X

Das, Literacy can only help at least leaning on the positive sides of any outcome it may steer some to change. Understanding can direction for good. ! ! !

J, I like the quote…Reading is very good, I am glad for an elementary school teacher who told mom I should get a library card. I was 7 or 8 years old…to this day I still read. I like this game cause I learn and I learn from others (the comments) too.

👍🏼Excellent👍🏼

The free public library: Open books, Open minds. An American (and hopefully a global) value.

I think this is a great idea! Now give them books on self help and spiritually enrichment

Read for freedom and justice and understanding

I think it's a terrific idea, as we know that education is the key to just about everything we want. But the rewards for all that reading - and writing a book report as well - might be too small to inspire a lot of participation from people who struggle with literacy. I would increase them a bit.

For a 5-year sentence if one reads all the 12x5= 60 books, all you get is 60x4= 240 days which is 8 months off the sentence.. That is IF they are able to work out that much. Now most of them wouldn't have ever read a page or two of a book in their lifetime so reading all this is mostly not happening or who knows.. Any case, it's not as 'wow' as how the comments here goes 😅.. This is just a creative and noble way to make the prison a worthy place and doesn't amount to much of a bargain in terms of freedom..

This also happens in Bolivia 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.