Prisoners who refuse to join radical Islamist gangs in jail 'are being put in segregation units for their own safety'
Prisoners refusing to join radical Islamist gangs are being held in isolation to keep them safe from death threats and attacks.
Officers are keeping vulnerable prisoners in segregation units at HMP Frankland in Co Durham to separate them from Islamic extremists, the Times reports.
The prison, one of the highest-security jails in Britain, is said to have become so overrun with Islamic gangs that its 'terrorist separation centres', which were built in a bid to stop terrorists from radicalising others, have become defunct.
This has caused other prisoners to be moved into isolation units as they are believed to be at risk of facing death threats or being attacked if they refuse to join the gangs.
The prison has been accused of not tackling the issue due to a power struggle between radical Islamists and other inmates.
Former prison governor Ian Acheson, who also served in the Home Office as the director of community safety, warned that the issue could lead to race riots inside the prison and believes it could represent a 'national security threat'.
He blamed 'weak leadership at the top distracted by progressive fads' as well as officials being 'scared by allegations of racism'.
Acheson added that forced isolation of vulnerable prisoners reflected the wider problem in the prison estate and warned not addressing the issue of Islamism in prisons would fuel the far-right.
HMP Frankland inmate Michael Adebolajo (pictured), who was convicted of the brutal murder of British soldier Lee Rigby
Officers are keeping vulnerable prisoners in segregation units at HMP Frankland in Co Durham to separate them from Islamic extremists. Pictured: an isolation cell
The prison, one of the highest-security jails in Britain, is so overrun with Islamic gangs that its 'terrorist separation centres', which were built in a bid to stop terrorists from radicalising others, have become defunct
This has caused other prisoners to be moved into isolation units as they are at risk of facing death threats or being attacked if they refuse to join the gangs: Pictured: a wing at the prison
Tony Wyatt, a leading criminal defence barrister at Christian-Wyatt Law, discovered the use of isolation units when visiting his clients at the prison.
He said some prisoners are being forced to serve their sentences in 'total lockdown' due to the breakdown in order.
Mr Wyatt said: 'There are so many who are members of Muslim gangs in prison, you just can't contain the problem. If the solution was to separate them - and I'm not suggesting it is - you would need entire prisons dedicated to that separation. And not just one prison, multiple prisons. That's the scale of it'.
An independent report on terror legislation by Jonathan Hall KC in 2022 found that terrorists had seized control of wings and set up sharia courts in some prisons in England and Wales without prison staff intervention because they were scared of being accused of Islamophobia.
Many of the 800 men locked up in Frankland are murderers, high-risk sex offenders or those convicted of terrorism-related offences.
Current inmates include Michael Adebolajo, who was convicted of the brutal murder of British soldier Lee Rigby.
The most high-profile recent arrival was Urfan Sharif, 43, who is serving a life sentence for torturing and murdering his ten-year-old daughter, Sara.
He was moved to the jail after being slashed with the jagged lid of a tuna tin by two inmates at a high-security prison in London and is said to fear a follow-up attack.
Former British Army soldier Daniel Khalife was also reportedly moved to Frankland last month due to it being ultra-secure after he after fled Wandsworth Prison in September 2023.
He is understood to received a 'hero's welcome' and was congratulated by inmates for his dramatic escape.
A source told the Mirror: 'Khalife was brought and got a hell of a reception when he arrived on his wing. They were patting him on the back and treated him like a legend. It was a hero's welcome. The other prisoners were cheering and clapping. They love him because of how he escaped.'
The most high-profile recent arrival was Urfan Sharif, 43, (pictured) who is serving a life sentence for torturing and murdering his ten-year-old daughter, Sara
Daniel Khalife received a 'hero's welcome' at HMP Frankland and was congratulated by inmates for his dramatic escape from Wandsworth Prison
A parliamentary report in 2023 revealed that some prisoners at the jail had been offered bounties of up to £10,000 to carry out attacks on other inmates.
There have been 147 assaults in the past six months.
The average cost of a prison place in England and Wales last year increased from £52,000 to £57,000.
As of March 31, prisons are operating at near full capacity, with 87,919 prisoners, leaving just 1,000 spare places.
The emergency use of police cells was reintroduced last month to hold prisoners as some jails in the northwest had no more room.
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The criminal world's tightening grip on British prisons led three former governors to warn The Times last week that our jails could become like Latin American ones, where the gangs are in control.
The growing numbers of drones delivering drugs and weapons into jails are causing a 'threat to national security'
Police and jail chiefs have 'ceded the airspace above two high-security prisons to organised crime gangs'.
Weapons are delivered via drones to prison wings which hold terrorists.
Drones are also delivering mobile phones and takeaway meals to prisoners.
Drones are dropping drugs and weapons to dangerous prisoners being held in high-security jails
Drones are now powerful enough to lift an escaping inmate out of an exercise yard.
Inmates smoking cannabis at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire
HMP Manchester has a chronic rodent infestation.
Blood-stained walls at HMP Manchester
The shower ceiling of E Wing at HMP Long Lartin, which is covered with mould
Another shower room at HMP Manchester
Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor criticised the 'widespread dirt, damp and litter' at high-security jails, and described how Manchester had a 'chronic rodent infestation' with many cell windows smashed and prisoners using torn-up foam from mattresses to keep out the cold.
Mr Taylor said the lack of in-cell toilets for many prisoners prompted them to use buckets in their cells and throw bags of excrement out of the windows, many of which were not cleared up.
Mr Taylor likened high-security jail HMP Garth in Lancashire to an 'airport' because there were so many drones flying in drugs.
Albanian gang member posts a picture of two members wearing red balaclavas emblazoned with the Albanian flag, while one brandishes a machine gun
Albanian gang members are not afraid to show off their ill-gotten gains, often posing with wads of cash
Albanian gangsters such as Marsel Meco, (pictured left with another inmate) share pictures from inside their British prison
British white gangs fight brutal war against Muslim extremists inside UK's toughest
- White Gangs "Death Before Dishonour" and the "Piranhas" fight against Muslim gangs
- A prison expert said Muslim gangs are now the dominant force in UK prisons
A savage religious war is being waged in Britain's toughest prisons with two major white gangs fighting gangs led by Islamic extremists, insiders say.
Two gangs made up of white inmates - called Death Before Dishonour (DBD) and the Piranhas - have been clashing with Muslim crews since the 2000s.
The number of Islamic extremists behind bars has skyrocketed in recent years, with gangs such as the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) recruiting vulnerable inmates.
Gang war between prisoners have seen reports of inmates having hot cooking oil poured over them, forced readings of the Quran and even sharia law being imposed.
The DBD have been said to have an 'attack on sight' policy towards Muslims in certain prisons as well as using intimidation and violence to force prison staff to transfer Muslim prisoners from their wings.
The Piranhas were said to have been formed by gang members from Liverpool and Manchester who became enraged by the influence of Muslim gangs.
A source told MailOnline: 'All this has been going on for years in the big prisons like Frankland and Long Lartin.
'The Scousers tend to get on with the lads from Manchester. They try and form a block to resist the Muslims.'
A Liverpool man who spent time in prison during this period said: 'The Muslim gangs have their own soldiers to carry out violence.
'The Piranhas would retaliate, targeting Muslim gang members. In the end they were all slashing each other up.
'When you run out of soldiers the gangs just pay drug addicts to do their dirty work.
'The druggies only care about their next score, so they will do anything.
A former prison officer told MailOnline that Muslim gangs are now the dominant faction in the prison system and pose a threat 'people don't want to talk about'.
The man, who served in the UK's toughest prisons and spent a decade at Manchester's notorious Strangeways jail, said: 'It's definitely a taboo subject, but the Muslims are very strong now in the prison system. They are a growing force.'
The veteran officer, who asked not to be named, said that the justice system was not equipped to deal with the challenge posed by Muslim gangs.
He said: 'It's an issue at the big dispersal prisons like HMP Frankland. From what I hear they are just not equipped to deal with the challenge posed by gangs of this type.
'There are a lot of very young inexperienced officers who have to deal with challenging situations. They are encouraged to look the other way.'
The ex officer also claimed prison authorities were concerned about any accusations of racism or prejudice toward Muslim associations in the system.
He said: 'It's a no-win situation for the authorities. If they try and clamp down on the Muslim they will be called out for racism.
'You might have concerns about what is going on at Friday prayers, but if you flag with your boss or manager they will tell you to drop it. That is the way it is unfortunately.'
Usman Khan, who carried out the London Bridge terror attack
Jack Merrit, 25, and Sasia Jones, 23, were both tragically killed in the London Bridge terror attack
Steve Gallant, who became a hero after the 2019 London Bridge terror attack, recently spoke about the issue.
Mr Gallant fought with terrorist Usman Khan after the jihadi stabbed Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, to death on November 29, 2019.
Speaking to the Telegraph, Mr Gallant warned that Muslim gangs were promoting Islamic extremism within the prison system.
18 per cent of all inmates now identify as Muslim.
Al-Qaeda terrorist Dhiren Barot was doused in cooking oil at HMP Frankland after tensions between white gangs and Muslim groups soared
Omar Khyam was found guilty of plotting to cause an explosion likely to endanger life using a chemical fertiliser
The Muslim Brotherhood is the dominant gang in the system.
The MB has its own hierarchy, with leaders who are often Arabic speaking and claim to be scholars of Islam.
Convicted terrorist are rewarded with senior roles in the MB.
'The leaders will be very polite to the faces of staff and won't do anything to get into trouble with the authorities themselves…
'It's all done though their foot-soldiers.'
'There is an underlying pressure for people to convert and join the gang. The tactic they use is to befriend someone when they come in. If they don't convert they will then start spreading rumours about them, that the person is a snitch, so that they will be ostracised.
Then the beatings will follow.'
The MB also recruits foot soldiers who are tasked with carrying out acts of violence on behalf of the gang.
One prisoner said: 'They get black prisoners to join as they can push their buttons to do things.
The MB employ enforcers who used violence and intimidation to ensure adherence to rules laid down by the leaders.
Jihadi Sudesh Amman had said he wanted to kill the Queen while in jail - and went on to stab two people following his release
Terrorist gang Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain and Mohibur Rahman, who called themselves the 'three musketeers, hatched a plot to bring carnage to the streets of Britain with a pipe bomb after they met in prison
Lee Rigby's killers Michael Adebolajo (left) and Michael Adebowal
Muslim prison gangs praised the killers of Lee Rigby (pictured)
