Take Up Yoga to Reduce Jail Sentence
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According to a BBC article, prisoners in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are being freed early if they take up yoga. For every three months practicing yoga the inmates can shorten their jail time by 15 days.
The authorities believe yoga helps to improve the prisoners' self-control and reduce aggression. Approximately 4,000 prisoners across the state are benefiting from the program, and many go on to become yoga instructors.
The authorities believe yoga helps to improve the prisoners' self-control and reduce aggression. Approximately 4,000 prisoners across the state are benefiting from the program, and many go on to become yoga instructors.
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