05 September 2015

Jailed Muslim extremists should be segregated in their own prison wings, say experts

Think tank the Quilliam Foundation believe segregation is needed to prevent non-jihadi inmates from becoming radicalised.

Jailed Muslim extremists should be segregated in their own prison wings, say experts.

This would prevent fanatics spreading their hate to moderate inmates, the Quilliam ­Foundation think tank says.

They believe segregation is needed to prevent non-jihadi inmates among Britain’s growing Muslim prisoner population from becoming radicalised.

The group, which battles extremism, wants a trial run at top-security Whitemoor jail, Cambs, where 51 per cent of prisoners are Muslim, before the units are introduced elsewhere.

Quilliam political officer Jonathan Russell said: “It is essential to prevent radicalisation of other inmates.”

The call comes as new figures show there are 12,328 Muslims in jail compared with just 3,681 in 1997 - a 234% increase. [Daily Mirror] Read more