12% of inmates in UK jails are Muslim, but they are only 1.5% of population

[Berberis]

The Muslim population was nearer 5% I thought.

[Grandad.Malky]

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I suspect the percentage of black and asians in prison is significantly higher than their percentage of the population as well.

 

Undoubtedly but its not as simple as blaming the police and judges, I thing boyfriday is closer to the mark.

[cgksheff]

A certain figure can be accounted for by prisoners choosing to elect themselves as muslim because of certain privileges food, church time etc.

 

Buddists make up around 2% of the prison population yet only .3% of the general population.

[tab1]

This is more important explanation of the the alienation of the Muslims who come into contact with the Prison system, http://www.politicshome.com/uk/story/5719/ It says The Muslim prison population is at risk of radicalisation because prison authorities treat all of them as potential extremists, a report has warned.

 

I would suggest those who are pushed into extremism by the Noddy type of mentality of the officials leads directly to re-offending by the radicalised idiots fresh out of hate School of our Prison system.

[Grandad.Malky]

Should the prison population reflect the general population, it seems highly unlikely to me.

 

As most of the population are law abiding (what ever ones interpretation of that is) doesn’t it automatically fallow that the prisons will be full of people on the fringe of society for what ever reason.

[Kthebean]

Maybe we should start positive discrimination?

[tab1]

Maybe we should start positive discrimination?

Seeing as we already have positively stupid discrimination........, Whether discrimination is positive or negative depends on the education standard of the discriminators. Those with some intelligence already balance out the reasoning and the thickos just follow the inflammatory headlines:D

[boyfriday]

This is more important explanation of the the alienation of the Muslims who come into contact with the Prison system, http://www.politicshome.com/uk/story/5719/ It says The Muslim prison population is at risk of radicalisation because prison authorities treat all of them as potential extremists, a report has warned.

 

I would suggest those who are pushed into extremism by the Noddy type of mentality of the officials leads directly to re-offending by the radicalised idiots fresh out of hate School of our Prison system.

 

Hope you're not going to hog the prison computer all day again tabs, I need it to send another asylum application to the Home Office

[eckerslike]

The Muslim population was nearer 5% I thought.

 

Officially 3.5% but only around 1.5% of the population of jailable age.

[Tony]

The rise of the Convenience Islam

 

Prisoners converting to Islam for 'perks'

 

Prisoners are converting to Islam because of the "perks" they can receive in jail, a report has claimed.

 

Some prisoners believe they will receive "material benefits" such as more time out of their cell and better food during Ramadan if they become Muslim, the report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons said.

 

Among the reasons given by inmates for switching to Islam was the opportunity of "support and protection in a group with a powerful identity" and "perceptions of material advantages of identifying as Muslim".

 

Some criminals – known as "convenience Muslims" – adopt the religion in order to get benefits available only to Muslims according to Dame Anne Owers.

 

Her report, entitled Muslim Prisoners' Experiences, also suggests Muslim prisoners are being driven to extremism because they are all treated as potential radicals while in jail.

The treatment of Muslim inmates by the Prison Service risks a "self-fulfilling prophecy" of leaving them alienated and disaffected, Dame Owers warned.

 

She said the "blanket security-led" approach, which focuses only on tackling Muslim extremism and not individual or faith needs, means the prisoners are more likely to reoffend or embrace extremism once back in the community.

 

However, prison staff fear some prisoners are being forced to convert to Islam by radical inmates while other Muslims are being pressured to adopt a more extreme version of the faith, the report revealed.

 

The thematic report examined the experiences of Muslims while in jail and found 30 per cent of 164 Muslim interviewed had converted while inside.