Absolutely Ridiculous , Government Activates Emergency Measures To Ease Prison Overcrowding

Emergency plans to avoid prison overcrowding have been activated in the North of England as more rioters are sentenced. Operation Early Dawn, a longstanding plan which allows defendants to be held in police cells and not summoned to magistrates court until a space in prison is available, was activated on Monday morning, the Ministry of Justice said. Talks Julia HartleyBrewer is joined by former Conservative government adviser Claire Pearsall to discuss this further. Click here for more from Talk If you need any help visit: , news, talk, police, riots