CULTURES OF INCARCERATION SEMINAR SERIES 2026/27 - Speaker LÉIA SANTOS, University of São Paulo
Online
Wednesday 14th April 2027 4:00PM
Title of Talk
"Sentence Reduction through Reading in Brazil, based on the experience of the Projeto “Viajar sem sair do Lugar” [“Travel without leaving the place" project]."
Leia is a PhD candidate in Information Science at the University of São Paulo (Brazil). She was been a Visiting Researcher at the University of Sheffield (UK) in 2026 to support her research into prison libraries and sentence reduction through reading projects. She is a volunteer with various activist groups that are focused on prison issues, particularly working with the families of inmates.
"Sentence Reduction through Reading in Brazil, based on the experience of the Projeto “Viajar sem sair do Lugar” [“Travel without leaving the place" project]."
Leia is a PhD candidate in Information Science at the University of São Paulo (Brazil). She was been a Visiting Researcher at the University of Sheffield (UK) in 2026 to support her research into prison libraries and sentence reduction through reading projects. She is a volunteer with various activist groups that are focused on prison issues, particularly working with the families of inmates.
Event Details
Starts at 4:00PM
