GUANABACOA, Cuba (AP) — Families embraced newly freed relatives outside Cuban prisons Friday, a day after the federal government introduced it could launch 2,010 inmates as what it referred to as “humanitarian gestures” forward of Holy Week.
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A pardoned prisoner hugs a member of the family after being launched from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner hugs a member of the family after being launched from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner walks out of La Lima penitentiary after his launch in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner walks out of La Lima penitentiary after his launch in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Pardoned prisoners sit in a taxi to return house after leaving La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Pardoned prisoners sit in a taxi to return house after leaving La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner, carrying cap, hugs a member of the family, as one other kisses a lady after their launch from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner, carrying cap, hugs a member of the family, as one other kisses a lady after their launch from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Damian Farinas, proper, walks out of La Lima penitentiary alongside different pardoned prisoners after their launch in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Damian Farinas, proper, walks out of La Lima penitentiary alongside different pardoned prisoners after their launch in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner kisses a member of the family after his launch from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner kisses a member of the family after his launch from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Pardoned prisoners stand earlier than males in uniform inside La Lima penitentiary earlier than being launched in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Pardoned prisoners stand earlier than males in uniform inside La Lima penitentiary earlier than being launched in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Formerly imprisoned males who had been pardoned pose for a photograph after their launch from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Formerly imprisoned males who had been pardoned pose for a photograph after their launch from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner hugs a member of the family outside La Lima penitentiary after his launch in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A pardoned prisoner hugs a member of the family outside La Lima penitentiary after his launch in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
