BEIJING: About 1,300 inmates from around 300 prisons nationwide will be temporarily released for family gatherings during the Spring Festival holiday on Feb 16, said the Ministry of Justice (MOJ).
This is part of a recent initiative by the ministry to renew the holiday release mechanism that was suspended in recent years by most prisons due to high risks and other reasons, according to the MOJ website.
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