Convicted terrorists will be banned from taking a leading role in religious services in a new government crackdown on dangerous radicalisation behind bars.
New robust checks will also limit the amount of literature allowed in prison to combat the spread of extremism, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced.
The measures—which will only apply in England and Wales—will prevent terrorist prisoners leading the call to prayer or delivering sermons, positions some “exploit to gain authority or influence over other offenders and spread their poisonous ideology.”
Newly appointed Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said the rules will strengthen existing measures preventing the most dangerous prisoners leading Friday prayers by extending the ban to all faiths and not just those in high-security prisons….