In the spirit of goodwill and close and fluid relations between the Cuban State and the Vatican, with which it has historically maintained communication on the processes of review and release of persons deprived of liberty, the Government of Cuba has decided to release 51 persons sentenced to imprisonment in the coming days. All of them have served a significant part of their sentences and have maintained good behavior in prison.
Since 2010, the Cuban government has granted pardons to 9,905 prisoners, while in the last three years, as part of Cuban practice and under the provisions of our legislation, another 10,000 people sentenced to imprisonment have been released from prison for various reasons.
This sovereign decision is a common practice in our criminal justice system and has characterized the humanitarian trajectory of the Revolution, which this time coincides with the approach of the religious celebrations of Holy Week.
Havana, March 12, 2026
