Muslim inmates "at risk of attack" in UK jails
- From: "Faris Jawad" <ana_faris_bila_jawad@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:40:02 -0400
Muslim inmates "at risk of attack" in UK jails
9/30/2005 5:00:00 PM GMT
Muslim detainees need extra protection from reprisals by other prisoners
following the July 7 London bombings, says an investigation into the murder
of a Muslim teenager by his racist cellmate.
The head of the Zahid Mubarek probe, Mr Justice Keith, said that Muslim
detainees are now more at risk of attack.
"The position of Muslims in prison is now high on the agenda - not simply
because Zahid Mubarek was a Muslim, but also because of the significant
increase in Muslim prisoners in recent years, and the possibility of
reprisals against them by other prisoners in the wake of recent terrorist
outrages," he said.
"What steps, if any, are being taken to afford Muslim prisoners adequate
protection from other inmates?"
Mr Justice Keith was addressing inquiry delegates ahead of an investigation
seminar, the fifth in a series of six, looking at racism and religious
tolerance in prisons.
The probe is determining the circumstances of the killing of 19-year-old
Zahid Mubarek by his racist cellmate, Robert Stewart, at the Feltham young
offenders institution, west London, in 2000.
Mr Justice Keith recommends that race relations liaison officers in prisons
should come from outside the service, saying that this way they could "get
under the skin" of ethnic minority detainees more effectively and determine
their concerns.
He also says that imams who operate in prisons should take on a more
pastoral role, as chaplains often do.
Mr Justice Keith hopes to release his final report in February.
Source: The Guardian Unlimited
http://islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/world_full_story.asp?service_id=1784
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