Officials say prisons at almost double capacity earlier this month.
Iraq has released more than 19,000 prisoners under a sweeping amnesty law designed to relieve pressure on its overcrowded prison system, including inmates convicted of being members of ISIL (ISIS).
The move offers legal reprieves to some individuals convicted on terrorism-related charges, judicial authorities said on Tuesday.
The law has also halted all executions, including for former ISIL members. The group once controlled…
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