Probation and police services brace for ‘ticking time bomb’ as 1,700 prisoners | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prison-early-release-probation-police-b2610310.html

#EarlyRelease
#Prisoners
#Probation
#Police
#Mahmood
#PrisonOvercrowding
#Overcrowding
#Taylor
#NAPO
#PoliceSuperintendentsAssociation

Prison population hits record high as unions slam half-baked and unworkable idea to send convicts to Estonia | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prisons-crisis-overcrowding-labour-estonia-b2608340.html

#Starmer
#UK
#Estonia
#Prison
#PrisonOvercrowding
#Overcrowding

Estonia for prison overcrowding is a thin end of the Starmer wedge
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2024/09/06/prisons-estonia/

#UK
#Estonia
#Starmer
#Prisons
#PrisonOvercrowding
#Overcrowding

#England #PrisonOvercrowding emergency measures come into force

Ministers activate #OperationEarlyDawn, allowing defendants to be held in police cells as more sentenced over #riots
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/19/england-prison-overcrowding-emergency-measures-come-into-force
#ToryLegacy

This is all a bit of a mess.

And at this stage, the blame for this mess lies squarely at the door of the previous Tory government.

I hope Starmer's government tackles the root cause: that we're locking up too many people.

One thing they could do would be to decriminalise drugs. 17% of the prison population are there for drug offences, so that would make a huge difference.

But I bet they won't.

#Prisons #PrisonOvercrowding

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/19/england-prison-overcrowding-emergency-measures-come-into-force

'#Crisis measures to tackle #English #PrisonOvercrowding imminent, says union

#POA chair says ministers could declare as soon as Monday that #OperationEarlyDawn is coming into force'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/18/prison-overcrowding-emergency-measures-imminent-union
#ToryLegacy

To overcome #prisonovercrowding #Italy is considering 'House arrest for short residual sentences' - Ansa.it -...One hopes the cost is being considered too.
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2024/08/16/house-arrest-considered-for-short-residual-sentences_091df004-cd29-4218-bc30-2040bfb31107.html

Government triggers #CrisisMeasure to ease #PrisonOvercrowding

Exclusive: #OperationSafeguard confirmed by #MinistryOfJustice after damning report on conditions in one of #UK’s biggest #jails
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/09/government-crisis-measure-prison-overcrowding
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #JusticeSystem

Criminals to be released from prison up to 35 days early as emergency measure to tackle overcrowding expands | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prisons-early-release-overcrowding-latest-b2509600.html

#EarlyRelease
#Prisoners
#Prisons
#PrisonOvercrowding
#Overcrowding

Jail sentences to end for thousands of abusive men under plans to tackle prison overcrowding | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prison-short-sentences-violence-women-girls-b2432728.html

#Prisons
#OvercrowdedPrisons
#PrisonOvercrowding
#AbusiveMen
#WomensSafety
#Sunak
#Tories
#Labour
#GeorgiaHarrison
#Refuge
#ViolenceAgainstWomen
#DomesticAbuse
#Proudman
#CentreForWomensJustice
#MoncktonSmith

#editorialcartoon #carton #florida #desantis #censorship #dei #woke #crt #prisonovercrowding