freed
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On Thursday hundreds of prisoners were released early, under new rules introduced to prevent jails reaching capacity, with around 4,500 due to be freed by next summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
It reports the first 700 of an expected 4,500 inmates eligible under the scheme were freed on Thursday.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Shahbani was one of the women who featured in the post, although some others have since been freed or no longer face execution.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
After 16 months in prison—and a global campaign for his release—Evan was finally freed in August 2024, in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In a proclamation, the British governor general of Virginia, John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, announced that slaves or indentured servants who left their owners to fight with the British would be freed.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
