REVEALED: 'Imams are creating BREEDING GROUNDS for jihadis in British prisons'… & YOU pay
MUSLIM clerics being paid by the Ministry of Justice are spreading Islamist radicalisation in UK jails, a shocking report has found.
Clerics who are being paid by the Ministry of Justice are spreading Islamist hate, a report claimed
Extremist literature and CDs were sent to at least 10 prisons in November last year while lax controls have created a breeding ground for jihadis inside British prisons, the Government probe revealed.
In addition to the extreme propaganda, a raft of misogynistic and homophobic leaflets preached hate on British values, according to the investigation ordered by Michael Gove.
British prisons hold thousands of Muslims with 131 convicted of terrorists
And one Whitehall source said the literature was kept on the bookshelves in prison chaplaincy rooms for anyone to pick up.
Islamic literature was not assessed before being distributed to "impressionable minds" due to a lack of scrutiny inside jails, The Times reported.
Michael Gove ordered the report last year into prison literature
Chaplains in several prisons even encouraged prisoners to raise funds for Islamic charities with connections to international terrorism.
The review concluded that prison imams "lacked capability" and "didn't have the will" to counter-radicalisation.
Muslim jail clerics are employed by the Government full-time on salaries of up to £40,000.
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Prisons in England and Wales hold 12,328 Muslim inmates – as of January 2016 – with 131 convicted terrorists and 1,000 branded vulnerable to radicalisation.
Home Office official Ian Acheson, who led the report, is said to have "pulled no punches" in criticising weaknesses within the National Offender Management Service.
Literature is not being scrutinised by prison staff, it was claimed
Nobody there has been brave enough to confront and tackle this pernicious ideology
A Whitehall source said: "Nobody there has been brave enough to confront and tackle this pernicious ideology."
The Ministry of Justice have described the revelations as "an internal management document".