Cuba to Free More Than 2,000 Prisoners

The Cuban government will free 2,010 prisoners, according to state-run media outlet Granma, which called the decision a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture.”

The prisoners would be released via pardons based on “a careful analysis of the crimes committed by those ​convicted, their good conduct in prison, their serving a significant portion of their sentence, and their health," according to Granma.

Cuba released 51 prisoners in March following talks with the Holy See. In January 2025, more than 500 prisoners were freed in a move linked to the removal of Cuba from the U.S. State Department's "state sponsors of terrorism" list in the final days of the Biden administration. Trump returned Cuba to the list on his first day back in office.

This latest and much larger prisoner release could be a sign that talks with the United States are advancing.