Standardising terrorism in the prison population? : Melbourne Indymedia

Look at this Federal Police Seminar! Attempts to standardise terrorism in your local prison population for ready-made scapegoats to be used as fodder in their war on terror.

It is an acceptance that prisons cause crime - recidivism rates are high because of no rehabilitation.

But no discussion with prisoners about why and what suggestions prisoners might offer. 40,000 prisoners a year get out after the experience.

They aren't looking for answers at all!

Try giving us hope, access to our communities, a sense of caring by the outside community. And letting us out to make restitution instead of building festering anger.

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Seminar to address radicalisation in prisons Monday, 24 July 2006
http://www.afp.gov.au/media_releases/national/2006 seminar_to_address_radica lisation_in_prisons

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will today host a conference in Canberra which is the first step in a campaign to address the emerging issue of radicalisation in the Australian prison system.

The experiences of overseas law enforcement agencies have shown that the promotion of extremist views amongst prisoners has lead to a growth in terrorism beliefs with some people becoming involved in terrorist activity.

In a collaborative effort to fight the threat of terrorism at its source, the seminar will be attended by representatives from State and Territory Police Services and the Correctional Services Department, as well as a number of government agencies.

Keynote speakers from both the United States and the United Kingdom will share their experiences in dealing with prison radicalisation in their jurisdictions and discuss strategies which have been put in place to bring about early intervention.

The seminar will also examine strategies developed in other parts of the world to de-radicalise people serving prison sentences for terrorism offences.

In a bid to begin proactively examining the scope of the problem in Australia and to develop strategies to address any emerging issues, the seminar will aim to form a working group to be hosted by the AFP.

AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty said today¹s seminar would facilitate the exchange of experiences and ideas relating to this issue which is vital to global counter terrorism efforts.

³Radicalisation in prisons is not yet a significant problem in Australia, but it is important to learn from the experiences of our overseas counterparts and proactively develop preventative methods to tackle this issue,² Commissioner Keelty said.

³If we are going to achieve long term results in combating terrorism, we must look to the source of radicalisation and work collaboratively to prevent people taking up the terrorist cause,² he said.

The seminar will be opened by Attorney General Philip Ruddock and include an address from the Deputy Director High Security Prisons, England and Wales, Peter Atherton.

Media enquiries:
AFP Media (Canberra): (02) 6275 7100