American prisons are proving to be fertile ground for jihad recruitment. From the San Diego Union Tribune, with thanks to Nicolei.
LOS ANGELES — On the surface, the investigation of an alleged terrorism plot involving at least one former California inmate seems to confirm the fear that the nation’s prisons may be a breeding ground for terrorists.
Law enforcement officials here have said little about the investigation into potential terrorist targets such as Los Angeles-area National Guard centers and synagogues…
Officials acknowledged they are looking into whether the alleged plot, which also reportedly targeted an Israeli consulate, was organized by members of a militant Islamic group based at the California State Prison, Sacramento. Three Los Angeles-area men being investigated are in custody, including two arrested and charged in a string of gas station holdups…
The allegations seem to support comments that FBI Director Robert Mueller made to the Senate Intelligence Committee: “Prisons continue to be fertile ground for extremists who exploit both a prisoner’s conversion to Islam while still in prison, as well as their socio-economic status and placement in the community upon their release.”…