During the official ceremony where release papers were handed out, Minister of the Interior Maria Amelia Coronel highlighted the measure’s impact on the beneficiary families. “Two thousand Nicaraguan households are whole again,” the official stated, as quoted by the *El 19* news portal.

  Coronel noted that, during their time in the penitentiary centers, many of the beneficiaries learned new trades and professions, while others continued or began studies ranging from primary to secondary education.

  Additionally, some advanced to technical and university-level training as part of the education and vocational programs implemented within the prison system.

  “This speaks to the strength of their spirit and their desire to move forward—to contribute to their families and to Nicaragua using what they have learned,” she said.

  The minister affirmed that this family-based release represents an opportunity for transformation, personal development, and reconnecting with their life goals.

  “Today we see the fruits of that work: people returning home with a trade under their belts, with advanced education, with new tools for life, and—above all—with families waiting for them with open arms,” ​​she emphasized.

  This legal benefit of family coexistence is a policy frequently implemented by the Sandinista government on special occasions over the past several years.

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