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OPINION - The Standard View: Prisons were full and the criminal justice system in crisis long before the riots

The move to jail swiftly those who took part in riots this month played a vital part in ending the violence. Yet it also had the unavoidable effect of adding further strain to this country’s overcrowded prisons and under-pressure criminal justice system.

Evening Standard

Operation Early Dawn: Could urgent measures to avoid prison overcrowding be triggered in London?

Ministers have activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding in the north of England as more rioters are sentenced for their role in the recent unrest

Evening Standard

Starmer condemns ‘intolerable, racist’ riots during Northern Ireland visit – as it happened

PM meets police officers and members of communities targeted

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Emergency prison overcrowding measure activated as more rioters face jail sentences

The Government has triggered an emergency plan to avoid prison overcrowding as rioters are sentenced

Evening Standard

Prison crowding emergency measures a ‘sticking plaster’, Starmer told

Ministers activate Operation Early Dawn, so defendants can be held in police cells as more are sentenced over riots

The Guardian - UK

Emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding activated as more rioters are sentenced

Operation Early Dawn to help manage short-term prison capacity pressure as justice system in ‘crisis’

The Independent UK

Crisis measures to tackle English prison overcrowding imminent, says union

POA chair says ministers could declare as soon as Monday that Operation Early Dawn is coming into force

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'Unpopular' Ukrainian Ex-cons Battle Back From Russian-held Jails

Yulia's husband was different from most Ukrainians captured by the Russian army, usually prisoners of war whose fate moved crowds.

International Business Times

Chinese Political Prisoner Endures Harsh Treatment In Isolation

Ding Jiaxi's imprisonment in China raises concerns over mistreatment and lack of rights.

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Prisoner Serving Life Sentence Captured After Escape From Van

Prisoner serving life sentence for murder, who escaped from a van, recaptured in North Carolina. Apprehended at a hotel in Kannapolis without injuries.

The Guardian - UK

‘Stop letting your mum down’: five takeaways from the UK riot courts

First-time offenders, armchair inciters and children given hefty sentences by magistrates and judges

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The Independent UK

Prisoner serving life for murder who escaped in North Carolina has been caught, authorities say

North Carolina officials say a prisoner serving a life sentence for murder who escaped from a transport van this week has been captured at a hotel

The Conversation

Prison is a disaster for women – here’s what would work instead

The early days of the new Labour government have given prison reform advocates reason to be hopeful. Two announcements – the appointment of James Timpson as prisons minister and an expanded early release programme – are promising steps towards repairing a criminal justice system that has been devastated by cuts…

The National (Scotland)

2000-year-old prehistoric settlement found at site of new Highland prison

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a 2000-year-old prehistoric settlement at the site of a new prison in Inverness.

Texas Observer

The Walls Prison Break–50 Years Later

Questions linger about Fred Gomez Carrasco’s escape attempt and the killings that followed.

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Man Wrongfully Imprisoned For 48 Years Receives .15M Settlement

Edmond, Oklahoma settles for .15 million with Glynn Simmons, wrongfully imprisoned for 48 years.

Reason

Brickbat: Playing Chicken

Vera Liddell, former director of food services at Harvey School District 152 in Illinois, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $1.5 million in food—primarily chicken wings—from the school system. Liddell placed unauthorized orders for the food from July 2020 to February 2022 through…

The Independent UK

Voices: Independent readers praise ‘calm’ Starmer for handling riots in ‘baptism of fire’

Many were postive about Sir Keir Starmer’s response, praising his leadership, the swift legal actions, and the deterrence provided by tough sentencing

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