jail-within-a-jail’ unit to stop jihadis spreading hate behind bars. The ISIS-supporting preacher has been placed in a ‘separation centre’ in HMP Frankland in County Durham. Frankland, which is a Category A prison meaning of the highest security, is the first of three UK jails to have such units. [backcolor=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)]
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Anjem Choudary, pictured, has become the first extremist to be moved into a special 'separation centre' behind bars to stop him preaching hate among inmates
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The extremist, pictured left, at a demonstration, and right, was jailed in 2016 for urging Muslims to support ISIS
According to the Sunday Times, Choudary was moved into the separate unit after ‘refusing to stop preaching extremist views’ despite warnings from prison bosses. It comes as it was revealed the notorious hate preacher – who was jailed for five-and-a-half years last year for urging Muslims to support ISIS - has received more than £140,000 in taxpayer-funded legal aid. The establishment of separate units for extremists was recommended after a review of Islamic extremism in prisons conducted last year. Author Ian Acheson wrote: ‘Islamist ideology can present itself in prisons as a struggle for power and dominance in which perceived weaknesses are exploited by a gang culture which threatens or undermines legitimate authority and security.
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