During the pandemic, about 2,300 prisoners were released on parole. According to Baku TV, the Ministry of Justice said that the protection of life and health of prisoners and defendants was kept under strict control, and the pardon decree signed by the President as a manifestation of humane policy released most prisoners over 65 years of age.
"About 2,300 prisoners have been released on parole or transferred to a penitentiary institution. 740 people were released under house arrest and other alternative measures. Under the new legislation on the humanization of penal policy, more than 2,000 prisoners have been completely released, more than 3,200 prisoners have had their sentences reduced, and many foreign prisoners have been extradited under quarantine.