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From Breitbart: The emergency Operation Early Dawn measure to clear prison space amid the sentencing of anti-migration rioters, protesters, and social media posters will reportedly see at least 5,500 criminals released early by the autumn.
The left-wing Labour Party government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer enacted emergency measures on Monday to free up prison cells in England as over 1,000 people have been arrested in connection to the outbreak of violence, or for posts on social media, in the UK following the mass stabbing at a children’s dance party in Southport last month allegedly by a second-generation Rwandan migrant teen.
According to Sky News, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is reportedly planning to cut the mandatory time behind bars before parole by 40 to 50 per cent for certain criminals. This would result in 5,500 prisoners being released back on the streets early in September and October.
The measures will specifically target prisons in the Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Manchester, Merseyside, the North East, and Yorkshire regions. In total, the prison system capacity of England and Wales currently stands at 89,191, however, as of Friday 87,893 slots were occupied, the BBC reports.
“We inherited a justice system in crisis and exposed to shocks. As a result, we have been forced into making difficult but necessary decisions to keep it operating,” declared Prisons Minister Lord Timpson.
‘This contingency measure is meant to get the prisons through the next three weeks’ – Political Correspondent @robpowellnews.
An emergency plan to avoid overcrowding in jails is expected to be triggered on Monday. https://t.co/sO3Ix1SjJm
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 18, 2024
‘It’s justice delayed’
Mark Fairhurst from the Prison Officers’ Association told #BBCBreakfast there could be an impact on the wider criminal justice system after the government activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding in Englandhttps://t.co/sURv8RnRXd pic.twitter.com/GUIudiy3P4
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) August 19, 2024
““Operation Orwell” more like it,” quipped Elon Musk.
“Operation Orwell” more like it https://t.co/JQWpEtn37v
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 19, 2024
UK Gov’t to Release Some 5,500 Prisoners Early to Free Space Amid Sentencing of Riotershttps://t.co/K8y1VKzqbH
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) August 20, 2024
Operation Early Dawn: Emergency move to avoid prison overcrowding expected to be triggered on Monday
Read more 👇https://t.co/trSLE0GHwA
— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 18, 2024
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