In the report Muslim Prisoners' Experience: A Thematic Review, Anne Owers, chief inspector of prisons, warned that better training and support is needed for staff to engage with Muslim prisoners to prevent them turning to extremism.
The report, which included evidence gathered from interviews with 41 Muslim prisoners in young offender institutions, revealed that 45 per cent of Muslim prisoners in young offender units felt unsafe compared to 33 per cent of non-Muslim prisoners.
In the report, Owers said: "It is essential that the National Offender Management Service develops a strategy, with support and training, for effective staff engagement with Muslims as individual prisoners with specific risks and needs, rather than as part of a separate and troubling group.
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