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Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Court delays imposed in emergency measure due to prison places crisis

Suspected criminals could be set free on bail instead of heading to jail after the government activated an emergency measure to delay court hearings due to prison overcrowding.

The Ministry of Justice triggered Operation Early Dawn on Tuesday, to stop some defendants from being brought to court for their expected hearings.

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