(UK) Rise in number of freed terrorists raises security fears

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Source: The Guardian

Thirty-six recently released terrorists are being "managed in the community" with a further 34 expected to leave prison over the next four years, according to Home Office figures.

A record 123 prisoners are now serving sentences for terrorism-related offences in jails in Britain. But nearly 10 years after 9/11 the number being freed is starting to rise and Whitehall security chiefs are increasingly concerned about the lack of preparations to deal with them.

The official review of the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy found that slow progress has been made turning prisoners away from terrorism.

The review says there is "no proven methodology" and the bespoke programmes developed so far have "only reached a small proportion of the target prison population and have not kept pace" with the number of releases.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jun/30/terrorist-prisoners-home-office