More Evidence Jails are Breeding Terrorists

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Wednesday, October 24. 2007

More Evidence Jails are Breeding Terrorists

Two years ago, I warned that prisons are the West's Achilles' Heel:

Jail is Like a College Campus in Incubating, Not Deterring Jihad

Today brings more evidence:

Al-Qaeda prisoners in UK jails are being hardened instead of reformed, top Whitehall sources have told the BBC.

A major programme of radicalisation is underway in prisons, targeting vulnerable young men and preaching violent jihad, it has been claimed.

The BBC’s Frank Gardner said sources claim Islamist convicts are undergoing the same process IRA members did at the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.

Ministers hope to tackle the problem by training prison imams, he added.

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