Photos of freed prisoners reuniting with families outside a Cuban prison

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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)

GUANABO, 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.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Photos of freed prisoners reuniting with families outside a Cuban prison | iNFOnews.ca
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)
Photos of freed prisoners reuniting with families outside a Cuban prison | iNFOnews.ca
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)
Photos of freed prisoners reuniting with families outside a Cuban prison | iNFOnews.ca
Damian Farinas, right, walks out of La Lima penitentiary alongside other pardoned prisoners after their release in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Emilio Alejandro Leyva, a pardoned prisoner, right, hugs his mother Katia Arias Mendoza after his release from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Photos of freed prisoners reuniting with families outside a Cuban prison | iNFOnews.ca
A pardoned prisoner hugs a family member after being released from La Lima penitentiary in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Photos of freed prisoners reuniting with families outside a Cuban prison | iNFOnews.ca
Pardoned prisoners sit in a taxi to return home after leaving La Lima penitentiary in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Photos of freed prisoners reuniting with families outside a Cuban prison | iNFOnews.ca
A pardoned prisoner hugs a family member outside La Lima penitentiary after his release in Guanabo, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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