Britain's most dangerous extremists to be locked up in 'prisons within prisons' to prevent radicalisation

Britain's most dangerous extremists will be locked up in isolated high-security prisons within prisons to prevent them from radicalising other inmates, the Government has announced.

The overhaul of the British prison system comes just days after it was revealed that hate preacher Anjem Choudary has been convicted of swearing allegiance to Daesh and faces a decade behind bars, prompting concerns he could recruit other inmates to the terror group, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.

The new units will be built inside some of the UK's highest security jails and house only the most extreme inmates who promote terror and violence. 

They will be kept away from other inmates in order to end the practice of radicalisation in facilities around the UK, allowing preachers to spread their message to vulnerable young men.

Although the units will be sealed off from the main prison, extremists will not be isolated from each other, Ministers have admitted. Measures will be put in place to manage the inmates' ability to plot together, a source confirmed, after concerns were raised that the units could help extremists form bigger networks within the UK. 

Announcing the plan, which is being revealed ahead of a full strategy to tackle radicalisation in British prisons this week, Justice Secretary Liz Truss said the inmates would receive targeted treatment to deal with their dangerous views.

Source: MENA