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2023.11.01 03:29 GMT+8

Brazil looks at possible reforms to overcrowded prisons

Updated 2023.11.01 03:29 GMT+8
Lucrecia Franco

Brazil is home to one of the largest prison populations in the world.

With more than 830,000 people behind bars in overcrowded, violent facilities and a repeat offender rate of over 80 percent, a highly successful alternative model for prisoner reform has emerged.

CGTN’s Lucrecia Franco reports.  

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