Some governments offer reduced sentences for prisoners who participate in self-improvement or community service. In Brazil, prisoners can reduce their sentences by reading books or riding a stationary bicycle to generate energy for street lamps. In the US, inmates can receive slight sentence reductions for good behavior or participation in drug treatment programs, and some states limit time off for violent offenders.
Some governments reduce prisoners’ sentences in exchange for their willingness to participate in self-improvement activities or community service. In Brazil, for example, prisoners can reduce their sentences by reading books and then writing book reports. Another way to reduce the sentence in a Brazilian prisoner is to ride a stationary bicycle connected to a generator. The generated energy charges the batteries of the street lamps.
More information on the reduction of prison sentences:
The federal prison system in the United States no longer offers probation, but does offer inmates a slight decrease in sentences if the inmates perform well while incarcerated. The federal prison system also provides greater reductions to inmates who have been approved for a 500-hour residential drug treatment program.
Some inmates can get their sentences reduced for reporting statements made by other inmates to the authorities. If authorities can use the information to solve a crime or successfully prosecute another criminal, the person reporting the statements could receive a reduced sentence or an improvement in her condition.
In the United States, some state governments have passed laws to limit good behavior time off to prisoners incarcerated for violent crimes.
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