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Around 350 prisoners released to ease overcrowding in response to COVID-19
-Prisons Director
![Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels](https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2018/10/Gladwin-Samuels-DPI-1.jpg)
Over 300 prisoners have been released as part of efforts to reduce the size of the inmate population in the overcrowded prisons across the country in wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels said.
Samuels made this disclosure on Monday during a press conference that was held to address Sundayβs unrest at the Lusignan Prison, where a building was destroyed by fire.
Among the inmates who were released were those who were granted a reduction in bail, those granted remission and those who suffered from chronic illnesses.
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