Hundreds of rioters are facing jail terms over the right-wing riots in Britain. But prisons are overcrowded, so the government has launched an emergency plan.
Operation Early Dawn allows suspects to be held in police custody until a space becomes available in a detention centre.
Normally, they would be taken straight to their local court, where a judge would then impose a remand order. The measure initially came into force in parts of northern England, the government announced.
Wild riots, many arrests
There had been serious rioting and attacks on police officers in several British cities across the country for days, with police arresting over a thousand people.
This was preceded by a knife attack at a Taylor Swift dance class in the town of Southport. Three girls were killed and several children injured. A false report spread on social media that the perpetrator was a Muslim migrant. In fact, the alleged 17-year-old was born in Britain to Rwandan parents.
The government sees the responsibility with its predecessor
The Social Democratic government blamed its Conservative predecessor for poor prison conditions. “We inherited a justice system in crisis and subject to shocks,” said Secretary of State James Timpson. “So we were forced to take difficult but necessary decisions to keep it going.”
To ease the pressure on overcrowded prisons, the government had previously announced that some prisoners would be released after serving 40 percent of their sentences. 50 percent is common. The transitional arrangement does not apply to offenders imprisoned for terrorism, sexual offences, domestic violence or serious violence.
Source: Krone
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