According to the National Pulse, the overall prison population in facilities under His Majesty's Prison Service (HMPS) surged to a record 88,945 on Aug. 27. This reflected an occupancy rate of 99.9 percent, putting HMPS on the verge of collapse. According to sources, officials at the British Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are optimistic about managing the prison space without the need for additional emergency measures despite the overcrowding.
Downing Street detained more than 1,000 anti-mass migration protesters, who took to the streets in the aftermath of the Southport stabbing attack. These demonstrations were sparked by the stabbing spree of Rwandan migrant Axel Rudakubana that killed three young girls.
The overcrowding in HMPS facilities was further worsened by events like the multicultural Notting Hill Carnival in the British capital. At least eight stabbings were reported and more than 300 were arrested over the holiday weekend.
The Pulse mentioned that MoJ officials have already implemented the Operation Early Dawn (OED) scheme to ease overcrowding. Under OED, defendants are held in police detention facilities until HMPS spaces become available. Another scheme called Operation Brinker would initiate a "one-in, one-out system" where a suspect currently in custody would be freed and a new one would take their place.
British Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has also introduced an early release scheme dubbed SDS40. The scheme's first tranche would see about 2,00 prisoners – all serving sentences of less than five years – being let out on Sept. 10. A second tranche of up to 1,700 – this time consisting of prisoners jailed for more than five years – will be freed on Oct. 22.
From Oct. 22 onward, eligible prisoners who served 40 percent of their sentence will be automatically released. This was made possible by a change to the law, which will allow for their release after serving 40 percent of their sentences instead of the current 50 percent.
According to the Telegraph, the early release scheme will free up an estimated 5,500 prison spaces over its 18-month duration. But the Pulse noted that some violent criminals could be let out early, including a teenager convicted of manslaughter for the killing of a 14-year-old in 2022 who will have served just six months in prison.
Violent criminals out, thought criminals in
British police have been accused of two-tier policing, according to the Pulse. "Muslim mobs were allowed to rampage and attack white people in Birmingham, with police saying the 'community' was deemed capable of policing itself," it reported.
In contrast, "protesters have received years in prison for as little as shouting at police." Those who merely posted about the protests on social media also suffered the same fate, even though they did not show up in person.
Briton Wayne O'Rourke served as an example of the latter. The 35-year-old was sentenced to three years in prison for allegedly "stirring up racial hatred" and sharing "misinformation" about Rudakubana. (Related: "Keyboard warrior" in the U.K. slapped with 3-YEAR JAIL SENTENCE for urging online followers to support anti-migration protests.)
O'Rourke reportedly gave his 90,000 social media followers advice on how to remain anonymous during these protests. Several of his posts urged residents of Southport and the city of Sunderland to take to the streets and protest.
"You were not caught up in what others were doing, you were instigating it," said Circuit Judge Catalina Sjolin Knight of the Lincoln Crown Court told O'Rourke during sentencing. "The flames [were] fanned by keyboard warriors like you."
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