“Muslim inmates would have had to worship in their cells but officials were concerned that it would have led to discontent and unrest within the wider jail population.”
“We can’t do that, because it would make them angry” is the stratagem of a defeated and fearful people.
“We will ensure that governors use their existing powers to remove prisoners from corporate worship where they are behaving subversively or promoting beliefs that run counter to fundamental British values.”
Oh, yes, that will work. Remember: the British government doesn’t even admit that there is any connection between Islam and terrorism. How will they know when inmates are “behaving subversively”?
“Plans to ban Friday prayers in prisons amid Islamist extremism fears REJECTED by ministers,” by Patrick Christys, Express, August 23, 2016 (thanks to Lookmann):
PLANS to scrap Friday prayers in prisons amid fears they are being hijacked by Islamist terrorists have been vetoed by worried ministers.
Muslim inmates would have had to worship in their cells but officials were concerned that it would have led to discontent and unrest within the wider jail population.
A review into Islamist extremism in prisons, conducted by the Ministry of Justice, recommended a tougher approach should be taken towards troublemakers at Friday prayers.
The Justice Ministry also rejected the appointment of a counterterrorism advisor in prisons, who would have been accountable directly to the Justice Secretary and responsible for an over-arching counter-extremism strategy.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said: “We will ensure that governors use their existing powers to remove prisoners from corporate worship where they are behaving subversively or promoting beliefs that run counter to fundamental British values.
“We do not, however, believe it is the right course of action at present to alter the provision of worship more generally or to pursue in-cell alternatives.”…