Twelve of probably the most notorious jihadi extremists in jail might be positioned in isolation inside three jails at a price of £1million per yr.
Anjem Choudary, who was jailed for five-and-a-half years in 2015 for supporting ISIS, is considered among the many prisoners resulting from be separated.
It's believed that the hate preacher, who has been encouraging British Muslims to wage holy battle on the West for years, is attempting to radicalise different inmates.
Anjem Choudary, who was jailed for five-and-a-half years in 2015 for supporting ISIS, is considered among the many prisoners resulting from be separated from different inmates in new models
One other of the high-profile inmates anticipated to be remoted is Michael Adebolajo, one of many males who killed soldier Lee Rigby exterior his Woolwich barracks in 2013.
Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale have been sentenced to life in jail after they ran the soldier down in a automobile then hacked him to dying in entrance of individuals on the street.
It's mentioned that Adebolajo is now utilizing his notoriety to radicalise different Muslim inmates.
The killer additionally had his entrance enamel knocked out in a Belmarsh jail, south east London, final yr when he was attacked by 5 different inmates.
The Ministry of Justice intends to arrange three isolation models in Woodhill jail, Milton Keynes, Frankland in County Durham and Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire, reviews the Sunday Instances.
The high-security models could be staffed by 40 staff, permitting 'specialist administration' of prisoners who pose a radicalisation threat to others.
One other of the high-profile inmates to be remoted is Michael Adebolajo (left), who was sentenced to life fr killing soldier Lee Rigby with Michael Adebowale (proper)
It follows a Authorities assessment into radicalisation in British prisons final yr, after which the ministry pledged extra motion to sort out radicalisation inside prisons.
Though jail officers, together with Imams, have suggested that the 12 prisoners are supplied psychological well being remedy and 'non secular steering'.
In February final yr, the then Prime Minister David Cameron revealed that terrorists may very well be locked in separate prisons and Imams may very well be banned from visiting jails below new proposals.
The pair ran Lee Rigby (pictured) down in a automobile then hacked him to dying in entrance of individuals on the street
Revealing that at present round 1,000 of Britain's jail inhabitants have been recognized as extremist or weak to being radicalised, Mr Cameron mentioned inmates convicted of terrorism offences may very well be relocated to separate areas if jail governors deemed it essential.
The measures - a part of a 'new entrance' to tackling radicalisation in jails - would forestall prisons turning into a recruitment goal for extremists, the place terrorists are in a position to convert 'weak' people to Islam by means of 'intimidation, violence and grooming' to unfold a 'warped view of the world'.
'We is not going to stand by and watch individuals being radicalised like this whereas they're within the care of the state,' Mr Cameron declared in a serious speech on jail reform - the primary by a main minister solely on jails in twenty years.
'And I wish to be clear: I'm ready to contemplate main modifications: from the imams we permit to evangelise in jail to altering the areas and strategies for coping with prisoners convicted of terrorism offences, if that's what is required.'
In August, the Ministry of Justice responded to the assessment of justice trying particularly at extremism inside prisons, firmly setting out plans for better segregation.
A spokesman mentioned: 'Planning is below solution to create specialist models inside the excessive safety property to permit better separation and specialised administration of extremists who pose the best threat to different prisoners.
'We're additionally reviewing choices for enhancing the identification and administration of extremist prisoners. Prisoners are categorised and managed in keeping with their threat, and this precept might be maintained.'
It's thought that one of many new models might be in Frankland (pictured) in County Durham
HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes (pictured) can also be considered one of many three prisons that can home the brand new models
Whitemoor, in Cambridgeshire, can even be one of many prisons to accommodate a high-security isolation unit, it's understood
The Sunday Instances in the present day claimed that the models might be staffed by 40 staff, with 12 prisoners recognized, and three prisons to carry the models.
Nevertheless, the Ministry of justice is refusing to determine the boys trying to radicalise inmates in British prisons on safety grounds.
It claims that the precise particulars, together with time frames for the opening and the price range for the models, haven't but been determined.
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson mentioned: 'Islamist extremism is a hazard to society and a menace to public security — it should be defeated wherever it's discovered. We're dedicated to confronting and countering the unfold of this toxic ideology behind bars.
'Stopping probably the most harmful extremists from radicalising different prisoners is important to the protected working of our prisons and basic to public safety.'
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