PRISON REFORM--HAMAS STYLE. Sounds like a swell way to get extra credit:

Inmates in the Gaza Strip's main prison can now reduce their sentences by one year if they memorize five chapters from the Quran, Islam's holy book, the governor announced Monday.

The prison, controlled by the radical Islamic Hamas movement since its violent takeover of the Gaza Strip in June, holds 350 prisoners, 30 of whom are on death row.

The new scripture program seeks to encourage prisoners "to behave according to the Quran's law," said the prison governor, Col. Abu al-Abed Hamid, in a statement.

Most of the inmates were sentenced before Hamas took power for crimes ranging from murder to corruption to collaborating with Israel.

Of course, this won't help the 30 on death row.
I don't see it helping collaborators much either.

Also, since the Suras are in order of size from longest to shortest--can they memorize the last 5?

[Hat tip: The Corner]

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