Officials said the prisons were almost twice as fast as possible earlier this month.

Iraq has released more than 19,000 prisoners under an amnesty law, aiming to relieve the pressure on their overcrowded prison system, including convicted prisoners (ISIS) members (ISIS).

The move provided legal criticism to some people convicted of terrorism-related allegations, judicial authorities said Tuesday.

The law also ceased all executions, including former ISIL members. After sweeping across the country in 2014, the group once controlled nearly one-third of Iraq's territory and occupied major cities including Mosul, Tikrit and Fallujah before being defeated in 2017.

The years they controlled killed thousands, displaced, hundreds of thousands, destroyed the Yazidi population and left many ruins. Many members were arrested as Iraqi forces recaptured ISIL.

The amnesty law was enacted in January to allow certain prisoners convicted of being armed groups to seek release, retrial or dismiss their cases. However, those considered guilty of murder in connection with “extremism” are excluded from eligibility.

Sunni lawmakers strongly support the legislation, many of whom have long believed that the counter-terrorism law was disproportionate to the Sunni community’s targets in the years since Iraq’s rule over Islamic International.

Now, a retrial will be permitted if the detainee claims that his confession was obtained through torture or coercion during detention.

After the Baghdad meeting chaired by Faeq Zeidan, President of the Supreme Judicial Council, officials confirmed that from January to April, 19,381 prisoners were released.

A statement issued after the meeting said the total number of individuals who benefited from the law - including those absentees, those awarded bail or warrants for cancellation of the arrest are now 93,597.

Reforms have taken place in Iraq's criminal law system. Attorney General Khalid Shwani said this month that the country's 31 prisons hold about 65,000 prisoners, almost twice its expected ability.

"When we took office, the overcrowded population was over 300%," he told the Associated Press. "After two years of reform, we have lowered it to 200%. Our goal is to reduce it to 100% on the international standards next year."

Thousands of people are still detained by Iraqi security forces, but have not been transferred to the Ministry of Justice due to lack of space.

Among those released on the new Amnesty International, some have been convicted of non-violent crimes such as corruption, theft and drug use.

Iraq faces international criticism for its use of the death penalty. Rights organizations condemn mass executions and opaque legal proceedings, including the death penalty without notifying prisoners’ families or legal representatives.

Amnesty International expressed concern after Amnesty International was convicted last month at least 13 men in Nasiria’s central prison for their convictions on “too extensive and vague terrorism charges.”