21.   In Illinois, a death row inmate was released after an investigation by journalism students at Northwestern established his innocence.

22.   In recent months, Home Secretary David Blunkett has announced plans to clear jail spaces by releasing some inmates early.

23.   Judges, meanwhile, are quickly releasing inmates who have never been tried.

24.   Russia halted its troop pullout Thursday because of a dispute over which Chechen inmates should be released from Russian jails as prisoners of war.

25.   Some fasting inmates were released on health grounds.

26.   The guards released inmates from handcuffs and sat them next to other offenders, who were often rivals, the report said.

27.   The newspaper did not say when the prisoners will be released nor was it clear whether inmates who do not have children will also be released.

28.   The paper did not say when the prisoners will be released nor was it clear whether inmates who do not have children will also be released.

29.   The U.S. territory is under pressure to release inmates because of a court order to reduce overcrowding at the St. Thomas jail.

30.   The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service confirmed Friday that it had begun releasing immigrant inmates who had been detained in the prisons of five southern states.