The Underground station at Liverpool Street was closed because of overcrowding. Revellers unable to take the train staged an impromptu party on the concourse instead.
The first system, emphasising rehabilitation, gives a lot of discretion to parole boards, who can reward good behaviour and also help with overcrowding by reducing inmates' prison time.
In another bid to ease the overcrowding in Dadaab, Edwards says the UNHCR and its partners are working to expand an area, formerly known as Ifo II, to shelter the ever-increasing refugee arrivals.
As a friend explained to me: "All the problems of the mainland, the overcrowding, the racial tension, the drugs, the crime, have been put on hold while the Troubles continue."
