In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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A surprise inspection of a men’s prison in Acapulco unearthed 100 plasma TVs, 2 sacks of marijuana, 2 peacocks, 100 cockerels… and 25 women.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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