Via Matt’s page at change.org, a fascinating story on a number of levels:
Dozens of French prisoners and corrections officers are pedaling around the scenic countryside this week on the first-ever Tour de France for the country’s prisoners. A public-private partnership, the 1,500-mile bike ride is intended to challenge 200 prisoners who participate to improve their lives through athletic activity and build the kind of determination it takes to create a successful life after release.
The riders’ sentences range from two to 25 years, and the tour makes stops in 17 towns around the country, picking up and dropping off riders at each.
Imagine the apoplectic madness that would ensue if we tried this in the U.S.
