Uzbekistan approves law on reducing prison time for reading books

The Senate of Uzbekistan has approved a law allowing convicts to reduce their prison sentences by three days for each book they read from the approved list. This was announced on September 4 by the press service of the legislative body of the republic on the website.

According to the new law, the book must be included in the list of works aimed at the formation of moral values among convicts. This list is approved by the Republican Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment.

All convicts, with the exception of those sentenced to life imprisonment, will be able to take advantage of the advantage. In Uzbekistan, it is expected that the new law will affect more than 13.5 thousand people serving sentences in places of deprivation of liberty.Газета.Ru ".

"Based on the conclusion of the commission, for each book read, the term of serving a sentence can be reduced by three days, but not more than 30 days per year," the country's senate reported.

The initiative was proposed back on January 22, 2025.

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