Thousands of prisoners released in amnesty deal

A total of 31,527 prisoners, most of whom were juveniles when they committed crimes, have been released under an amnesty agreement, according to an official statement on Monday.

The agreement, decided on last year by the top legislature and signed by President Xi Jinping, was adopted to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Work on the amnesty was completed by the end of last year as scheduled, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.