Only Jesus Can Reform These Sorts of People - Certainly Not Our Injustice System.

The Government may have to give up on reforming some terrorists, says watchdog, as attempts to deradicalise flounder.

Fifteen terrorists in high-security jails have refused to join deradicalisation schemes, raising concerns that some may never be reformed

ByCharles Hymas, HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR31 May 2020 • 9:30pm

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The Government may have to give up on reforming some terrorists, says its advisor on anti-terror laws, as it emerged high-security prisoners have refused to join a flagship deradicalisation programme.

Data released under freedom of information laws has revealed 15 inmates at high-security prisons including HMP Belmarsh, HMP Wakefield and HMP Frankland have refused to enrol on the Government’s main deradicalisation programme since January 2018.

Jonathan Hall, QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said it would be wrong to overstate the significance of the disclosure in terms of the risk to the public because of the uncertainty over the effectiveness of schemes like the Healthy Identity Intervention (HII).... DT.