A few months ago, who would have thought an invisible virus would turn the political agenda of President Donald Trump and the Republicans on its head so completely.
After the death penalty, the most severe punishment a prisoner can face is solitary confinement — a means of keeping order in prisons whose effectiveness is being called into question.
The United States is going to set free about 6,000 prisoners who have been serving sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. Brazil should follow this movement closely.