Formerly imprisoned men who were pardoned pose for a photo after their release from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner, wearing cap, hugs a family member, as another kisses a woman after their release from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner kisses a family member after his release from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Pardoned prisoners stand before men in uniform inside La Lima penitentiary before being released in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Formerly imprisoned men who were pardoned pose for a photo after their release from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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A pardoned prisoner walks out of La Lima penitentiary after his release in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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A pardoned prisoner, wearing cap, hugs a family member, as another kisses a woman after their release from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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A pardoned prisoner kisses a family member after his release from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Pardoned prisoners stand before men in uniform inside La Lima penitentiary before being released in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
GUANABACOA, Cuba (AP) — Families embraced newly freed relatives outside Cuban prisons Friday, a day after the government announced it would release 2,010 inmates as what it called “humanitarian gestures” ahead of Holy Week.
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