Generation of terrorists being groomed in British jails

telegraph.co.uk ^ | 01FEB12 | Victoria Ward

[bayouranger]

A new generation of “lone killers” is being groomed for terrorism in UK jails, a think-tank has warned.

Major sporting events such as this year’s Olympic Games could be targeted by Muslim ex-prisoners who were radicalised whilst behind bars, according to a study published in the journal of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

It warned that up to around one in 10 of the UK’s 8,000 Muslim inmates were being successfully targeted by extremists inside jail and could form the next generation of terrorists.

Michael Clarke, director of RUSI and co-author of the 2010 study, said: "Perhaps some 800 potentially violent radicals, not previously guilty of terrorism charges, will be back in society over the coming five to ten years ... The natural reaction to improved counter-terrorist operations is for jihadist attacks to evolve towards more individual efforts."

The report warned that radicalisation was taking place particularly rapidly in the eight high-security prisons where terrorists are usually detained.

Several convicted Islamist terrorists have seen their jail terms reduced on appeal following a landmark 2008 ruling.

[bayouranger]

Three judges, including Lord Phillips, the then Lord Chief Justice, warned that excessive prison sentences could boost support for extremists.

"Care has to be taken to ensure that the sentence was not disproportionate to the facts of the particular offences," the judges said as they reduced the sentence of Abdul Rahman, who was convicted of disseminating terrorist propaganda in Nov 2007.

"If sentences were imposed which were more severe than the circumstances of the particular case warranted, that would be likely to inflame rather than deter extremism," they added.

~~Koranimal Catch-22~~

[LeoWindhorse]

there should be a choice : muslim or U.K. citizenship

Choose .....

and in the meantime , bring back the gallows

[Deagle]

From what I read, the US is doing a good job of radicalizing inmates also!

[OldCorps]

One of my friends from the army did some time. He grew up Roman Catholic i think, but became a Moslem in jail. I visited him once and wrote him letters. After he got out he never called back. From what I see and hear, the Moslems are recruiting future American citizen jihadist here in our own jails. Many convicts are bitter and full of hate because the "system" did them wrong...even though they committed the crime of which they were acused.

I think its just a matter of time before we see ex-con jihadists blowing up our infrastructure.

The sad thing is, no single politician seems to think of this as a threat to our civilization.

[AGreatPer]

In our county jail those with no religion quickly become Muslims because they get more privileges.

[Charles Martel]

“Put them in the Tower. Make them part of the tour!”