'Muslim gangs' in Whitemoor prison cause unease

[alexalonso]

Issue 330, Friday 27 June 2008 - 24 Jumad al-Akhbar 1423

'Muslim gangs' in Whitemoor prison cause unease

By Zainab Hemani

A report by the Prison Service�s directorate of high security on the alleged suicides of five inmates at Whitemoor between 2006 and 2007 has concluded that Muslims at one of Britain�s top-security jails are forming gangs �leading to anxiety and apprehension among some staff.�
According to the leaked report given to the Howard League for Penal Reform, 28 per cent of the 500 inmates in the prisons are Muslim. The report also says that, �There was much talk around the establishment about �the Muslims�. Some staff perceived the situation at Whitemoor had resulted in Muslim prisoners becoming more of a gang than a religious group. The sheer numbers, coupled with a lack of awareness among staff, appeared to be engendering fear and handing control to the prisoners. There is a danger of this leading to hostility and Islamophobia if it is not addressed.�
The internal Prison Service review continued by saying that, �This leads to a general feeling of lack of control and shifting the power dynamic towards prisoners. Staff appeared reluctant to challenge inappropriate behaviour, in particular among black and minority ethnic prisoners, for fear of doing the wrong thing. There is a danger of this leading to hostility and Islamophobia if it is not addressed.�
The report also highlights fears of a loss of discipline among staff and claims long-serving prison officers thought that standards had fallen. It recommended an �intelligence assessment of the Muslim prisoner group of concern and their possible activities� and �more cultural awareness and diversity training.�A Prison Service spokesperson told The Muslim News, �In January 2008 the Governor of HMP Whitemoor requested that a Prison Service support team visit the prison to review the safeguarding systems in place. A number of measures are planned to take forward the recommendations made by the review team.
�A programme of work is planned at Whitemoor to increase mutual understanding between staff and prisoners, including a development day for staff on the Muslim faith, focus groups in which staff and ethnic minority prisoners will discuss prison community issues, and diversity events run by staff and prisoners.�
The prison will continue to work closely with the Prison Service�s Extremism Unit and the police to �monitor and assess issues around extremism, and work will be undertaken to examine the management of gangs and terrorist prisoners within the prison.�
About the gangs, she added, �We recognise that gang associations are an issue in prisons, including the high security estate. The Prison Service is actively working with partner agencies to manage operational and strategic issues around extremist prisoners, ensuring that they are dealt with in such a way as to maximise public protection.�
She said that all Muslim Chaplains are provided with appropriate training, including a recent weekend seminar that looked at security, extremism, gang culture, and re-settlement issues. She refused to comment however, on how the report was leaked to Howard League for Penal Reform.
Assistant Director Andrew Neilson said, �One of the things the report does flag up is that low grade prison officers feel unable to confront with Muslim prisoners. And therefore they�re not really aware whether these are criminal gangs - or criminal gangs with a darker side where radicalisation is also going on.�

http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index ... ticle=3556

[SCULLYLONDON198]

THAT IS JUST ONE OF MANY PRISON HQ'S FOR BRITISH MUSLIM RADICALS AND MUSLIM-GANGSTERS.. MANY OF THE WHITE-BRITISH AND NON-MUSLIM BLACK INMATES AT WHITEMOOR AND BELMARSH DON'T GET ALONG WITH EM.. THERE WAS A RIOT IN '04 BETWEEN LIKE 25 WHITE INMATES AGAINST 12 MUSLIM INMATES..

[cliffard]

i must admit scully i can see things developing further along them lines...white black and asian non muslim british vs muslims. reading these boards white british and black british seem to get on better than white and black americans.

[necron]

That's because for all of the underlying racism in the UK, we are simply a lot more integrated than the Americans are. They also had to deal with Jim Crow. There's also the population issue: There are one million blacks in the UK (including Africans) and we have been here for what, 50-60 years? There are 20 million African Americans and they have been in America for over 400 years which is why there are larger more established black communities in America and a sizable black middle class. This means there is less need for racial integration in the US.

[cliffard]

the weird thing is, if you take things back to the 80s, i believe the UK was far more racist than the US. no non-white british figureheads or role models, riots, more people in the NF (especially on the football scene), very difficult for black people to get a job and then strong ingrained racism in the workforce if you did get one (although in all fairness it was difficult for anyone to get a job @ that time), the thatcher government of the time had very little time for ethnic minorities, they were seen as a problem rather than a benefit to the UK in general. then in my opinion things got better to the extent that britain had the least problems between races of any country that had experienced large scale migration. unfortunately an even larger second wave of immigration then was allowed to take place from countries that had very different cultures religions and languages that also really had no desire to assimilate...thats where we are now.

[cliffard]

[quote="skollyman"]think alot of whites in england are scared of the bigger stronger black people and the english white women like muslim men better too so alot of white men are being killed becasue they can't protect their families like real men an d their women are saying "oooh big black muslces are better then tiny white men" and go running off with the pakistani bloke.[/quote]

^someone help him, stay off the acid/mushies/speed/special brew/crack/smack whatever it is its not doin you no favours at all

[whiskeyjack]

[quote="cliffard"] reading these boards white british and black british seem to get on better than white and black americans.[/quote]

yep

[cliffard]

[quote="skollyman"]this english guy i knew went back to england because he was whinging about some stupid shit and wanted more hp sauce the mintue this red raw sun burnt pom stepped in to his old sink estate the bastard was taxed they call it the white tax you have to crawl on your hands and knees while all the pakistanis and jamicans and gypos kick you in the nuts he had to do this all the way to his mums flat when she opened the door some 10 year kid smashed a brick into her wirthed old working class face. true story[/quote]

say no to drugs bruv, come on, you can do it.....
surely youre not sober sitting in a darkened room wanking and eating pringles all day scared to go out and face the outside world letting out your sickness on the interweb

[Azure9920]

[quote="skollyman"]don't get what your talking about I live in australia not cornhole or leaks [or some other drizzling english villiage ] so its pretty sunny most days[/quote]

lol, White Australians are British rejects and Aboriginal Australians are just plain rejects.

So, which one are you?

[cliffard]

[quote="skollyman"]don't get what your talking about I live in australia not cornhole or leaks [or some other drizzling english villiage ] so its pretty sunny most days[/quote]

i dont live a village you fucking thalidomide case, get your wellington boots out to stop the little sheeps back legs moving when you stick your cock up its arse you woolyback
get to fuck off this board you spastic unless youve got something worthwhile to say