Please tell me they call it "Sentences for sentences" or something like that.

Those are my last four reports: “The anarchist cookbook“, “How to get away with murder“, “Rules for radicals“ and “Ramsey in 10“. Am I free to leave now?

Well, it's not that simple. There were at least two projects to actually shorten sentences by reading. The prisoner had a list of books and was limited to one book a month in exchange for two or three days off their sentence. However, those were projects on two different states. The country however has a law from 2011 or 2012 that shortens sentences by one day every twelve hours the prisoner spends studying. The prisoner has to apply to be eligible for this and be approved by a judge. So... It is a thing here, just not as simple.

Nice. I can read a 400 page book in a few hours, somehow I just need to kind of cross-read the page and my mind captures the entire story. Don't ask me how it works, never had it checked out, but it's really handy. I also remember the layout of a certain page and memorized my latin vocabulary as a "picture" of the page rather than learning the meaning of the actual word (pardon my english, it's not my native language)

They create sentences to reduce their sentences

This is really cool. Prison is supposed to reform people, and change them, but too often it becomes torture and just something to try and survive. Reading can legitimately change one's perspective and life and so this is really amazing.

Should be mandatory in the US.

I hope they monitor what there reading 😂!

I love this - for non-violent crimes.

But do some prisoners force the nerds to write their book reports for them?

just. do. it.

I'd be hitting the books.

I'd be out of there in a week

That is a Brazilliant idea! Why can't we do that in the US?

AND it’ll keep them busy with something to do!

Speed-readers getting their sentences down to nothing like--

Well, although it's true, it's also necessary to remember that Brazil is one of the most incarcerated countries in the world (more than 800 thousand people, 30% of wich are still waiting for the trial). Also, the prisons in Brazil have really bad structure, and are basically ruled by the militias and organized crime. They also have a really bad recidivism rate.

I could kill my worst enemy and be out within a year if I were a Brazilian citizen

I'd be reading so much...

Backwards program, Empower people with education when they are young so they don’t feel they need to turn to crime

“Reduce your sentences by reading and writing sentences.”

I can read 3 books a day....YAY!

so if that were me Id be out in 2 days

I hope they give them books that can educate them on good, usable things for when they get out

If we do this In the states republicans will say democratic doing anything to get criminals back on the streets

This is hard to believe. Brazil is a dictatorship, and many in prison are extremely literate political prisoners. They already read and are not getting out early.

Super! I hope they are also working on literacy, bc inmates who did not learn to read in the first place don't deserve to lose this opportunity.

This is incredible. I wish the US was more concerned about rehabilitation than punishment. Here we are more likely to outlaw every book besides the Bible of the religion worshiped by the Warden.

I like that i am brazilian and i think its sweet :)

What a good idea

"I managed to get through all the "Fifty Shades of Gray" books. Can I get a bonus on my sentence?"

Some people will find reading a book (and writting a report!) much better than these 4 days...

Brilliant!

i dont really think they have book in brazilian jail