Relatives hug recently released prisoners outside Cuban prisons, following the government’s announcement of a mass release.
1 / 10 | In images: released prisoners meeting their families at the doors of a Cuban prison. Emilio Alejandro Leyva, a pardoned prisoner, right, hugs his mother Katia Arias Mendoza after his release from the La Lima penitentiary in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) – Ramon Espinosa