Well-behaved prisoners allowed to celebrate festival at home
<p><span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ningxia">Ningxia</span> <span word="Hui">Hui</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span>, 66 <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="behaved">behaved</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reunite">reunite</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span>.</p><p><span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 23 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hometowns">hometowns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reunite">reunite</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 22, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lunar">Lunar</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ningxia">Ningxia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> 2009, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 551 <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Gang">Gang</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convicts">convicts</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span>.</p><p>"<span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="back">back</span>," <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="Kinship">Kinship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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