Bill taking aim at overcrowded prisons makes it to committee

A bill submitted by a legislator from the majority Kuomintang that would commute sentences to reduce the overcrowding in Taiwan's prisons has been on a committee's agenda, but it remains unclear how much support the bill will get.

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