freed

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SPS figures for three of the seven release periods also show that jail governors blocked 40% of eligible inmates being freed because they were too high risk.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The telecoms billionaire will be freed on May 11 and will "need to comply with all conditions" until his probation ends, including wearing an electronic monitor, the department said in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

One sculpture transforms the European hero Robin Hood into an African bandit queen who raided slave traders and freed their captives.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

He was freed in a February 2025 prisoner exchange.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He passes over also one of the most famous tales about Hercules, how he freed Alcestis from death, which was the subject of another of Euripides’ plays.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton