Pass yoga test and go free
01 December 2015 - 02:15
A jail in India is to release prisoners early if they earn top marks in yoga exams. The scheme involves inmates at the Yerwada Central Jail, in Pune, where Mahatma Gandhi was twice imprisoned.Prisoners will be eligible for release three months early as an incentive to do well."Yoga has been proved scientifically to improve the mental and physical condition," said Bhushankumar Upadhyay, the prison director responsible for the programme."It improves our overall behaviour and calms down our violent tendencies." ..
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