Prison overcrowding: Can the police and the courts cope?
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Across northern England and parts of the Midlands, those waiting for a court appearance will now be held in police cells until there’s a prison place for them.
“Operation Early Dawn” was started on Monday morning.
On this episode, Niall Paterson assess the potential impact on courts and the police.
He speaks to Mark Fairhurst, national chair of the Prison Officers’ Association, Philip Jones, custody lead at the National Police Federation and Sky communities correspondent, Becky Johnson.
Becky also explains the context and longer-term plan for the prison system.
Producers: Soila Apparicio, Emma Rae Woodhouse
Editor: Paul Stanworth
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