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
