Iraq frees 666 inmates under amended amnesty law in October: Ministry “The total number of inmates released by Iraqi correctional departments during the month of October 2025 amounted to 390 inmates … including 666 inmates who were released based on the General Amnesty Law,” the justice ministry said in a statement. News
Iraq's plan to transfer prisoners faces resistance over budget, security concerns The decision has drawn pushback from the interior ministry’s rehabilitation and correction service. A directive issued by Major General Saleh Ali Abdul-Habib, head of the service, ordered prison directors to stop accepting new inmates and to halt prisoner transfers to courts and prosecutors News