Some prisoners released early over COVID had committed serious crimes

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Some prisoners released early over COVID had committed serious crimes

The sixty-five prisoners, who were among those granted early release by the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) over the COVID-19 pandemic, served one-third of their sentences and portrayed good behaviour during incarceration.

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