Terrorists ‘may find it easier to commit offences inside prison than when free’, watchdog warns

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation has launched an “urgent” review of terror offences committed in Britain’s jails, amid concerns they are not being prevented, investigated or properly punished. In a previous report in September, Mr Hall said that failing to prosecute terror offences committed inside prison resulted in “lost opportunities to mitigate risk” when offenders are freed. Mr Hall said he had mounted the review because of his own concerns, and had not been commissioned by the Ministry of Justice, adding: “Everything is clearly not fine.” Footage of 'terror attack' by prisoners at HMP Whitemoor The barrister said that extremists who are jailed for breaking Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures restrictions, which limit activity outside prison by constraining their internet usage, communications, travel and association, may find the conditions in prison more lax. “Once you go to prison, the TPIM goes and you’ve got a vulnerable cohort of prisoners and an ideal recruiting ground, and potentially some former associates.” It comes little over a year after the first Isis-inspired attack inside a UK prison, when two inmates tried to murder a guard at HMP Whitemoor in January 2020.