Brazilian Prisoners Shave Time Off Their Sentence With Pedal Power

In Brazil, the Santa Rita do Sapuca prison has taken a new approach in its attempts to produce green energy - they're harnessing the pedal work of their inmates.
Granted they've started small, this still seems a step in the right direction for prisons, and environmental sustainability, simply by using an available resource: prisoners.
Exercise bikes have been placed in the courtyard of the Santa Rita do Sapuca prison and are hooked up ...

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