A month or so ago I reported on an article by Judith Miller describing how the U.S. military deprograms and retrains Iraqis who have been incarcerated for suspected terrorist activities. One successful technique has been to separate the bulk of the detainees from hardcore jihadists; another to sponsor discussion sessions that challenge the religious justifications for jihadism.
Perhaps the UK should look more closely at this model; Islamist Watch reports that UK prison officials at the Whitemoor maximum security jail appear to be losing the battle with their Islamist inmates (about one third of 500 inmates). The officials are increasingly intimidated, yet unable to figure out what to do about it - except to get more sensitivity training. Other inmates reportedly feel endangered by Islamist gangs; I wonder if anyone will conclude that, for starters, the bad actors must be isolated from the other inmates.
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