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| Muslim gangs 'taking control of UK prison' |
| 2008-05-26 |
| Prison officers at one of Britain’s maximum-security jails are losing control to Muslim gangs, according to a report published in The Observer on Sunday. The newspaper, citing a confidential report, wrote that an internal review of Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire warns that staff believe a “serious incident is imminent” as several wings become dominated by Muslim prisoners. The report, written by the Prison Service’s Directorate of High Security, says there is an ‘ongoing theme of fear and instability’ among staff at Whitemoor, where just under a third of the 500 prisoners are Muslim. The confidential report says, “There was much talk around the establishment about ‘the Muslims’. Some staff perceived the situation at Whitemoor had resulted in Muslim prisoners becoming more of a gang than a religious group. The sheer numbers, coupled with a lack of awareness among staff, appeared to be engendering fear and handing control to the prisoners.” The situation has become so acute that white prisoners are routinely warned about the Muslim gangs by staff on arrival, the Observer said. Extremism: The report says that apprehension about Muslim prisoners has potentially damaging consequences and is in danger of “leading to hostility and Islamophobia”. It serves to highlight the growing concern about extremist activity in the UK’s jails. The Home Office is concerned that young male prisoners are being radicalised by Muslim gangs and that the prison system is becoming a recruiting ground for Al Qaeda sympathisers. The report says that similar problems have been experienced at Belmarsh prison in London and Frankland in Durham. A number of high-profile Al Qaeda sympathisers at Frankland have been moved as a result of increased tensions within the jail. Frances Crook, director of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said she was alarmed at the report’s findings. The report was commissioned partly as a response to the deaths of five prisoners at the jail within 12 months. Muslim prisoner support groups have also complained that Muslims are suffering harassment from staff. Recently a number of Whitemoor staff have been suspended on unrelated corruption charges. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 welcome anyway to the stomp out islam team. I gather from the "Many beers and typing don't mix, apparently" that he had to be drunk to do it. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-05-26 23:39 |
| #11 Weld, not well. Many beers and typing don't mix, apparently. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-05-26 19:34 |
| #10 ...you don't have to seal the doors and windows. Well the doors at least. Weld them shut. Inmates have opened doors by prying them open with bed frames during riots. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-05-26 19:34 |
| #9 Oh dear. I wasn't expecting that last one, howsoever true it may be. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-05-26 18:52 |
| #8 Um, Darth, it's a prison, you don't have to seal the doors and windows. But welcome anyway to the stomp out islam team. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-05-26 18:11 |
| #7 Put the muzzies in one wing of the prison and burn it down after sealing the doors and windows. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-05-26 10:38 |
| #6 All they have left is submission till who ever wields the blade is tired of their presence among us. Well then, how does the saying go? Time to hoist the Black Flag, spit on our hands, and start slitting throats. When do we start? |
| Posted by: Ebbineck Dark Lord of the Sith4896 2008-05-26 10:36 |
| #5 Just how, and when, did the English turn into such spineless limp-wristed wimps? A product of transnational socialism. It's a feature, not a bug of their agenda. What they fail to grasp, until their last painful remaining moments of life upon this planet, is that if they created something no one is willing to die to defend, then there is no real protection for their person, family, or property, let alone the power that intoxicates them. All they have left is submission till who ever wields the blade is tired of their presence among us. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-05-26 09:26 |
| #4 Muslims become 1/3 of the population and everything goes to hell. It is an old story. Hang the lot of them. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2008-05-26 08:26 |
| #3 Just how, and when, did the English turn into such spineless limp-wristed wimps? enough with the cultural sensitivity already! |
| Posted by: Ebbineck Dark Lord of the Sith4896 2008-05-26 07:31 |
| #2 The report says that apprehension about Muslim prisoners has potentially damaging consequences and is in danger of “leading to hostility and Islamophobia”. Because, that's where the REAL danger lies, you know. I like the way they capitalize Islamophobia™, too. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-05-26 06:26 |
| #1 It's a felony punishable by 5 to 7 years in a maximum-security prison [first offence] with an optional 5,000₤ fine to have Race Based Fears while in a British Government Building. |
| Posted by: RD 2008-05-26 01:43 |