Muslim sex offenders could opt out of treatment programme
Muslim http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=2453, it has emerged.
Rapists, paedophiles and other dangerous sex attackers are expected to discuss their crimes with others during jail sessions designed to stop them reoffending.
But Muslim inmates have complained they should not be made to undergo the http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=4004 Offender Treatment Programme group therapy.
Now the Prison Service’s Muslim advisor, Ahtsham Ali, has said there is a “http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3096" that criminals should not discuss their crimes with other people.
An “urgent review” has been ordered, and Muslims could be allowed to opt out of this part of the treatment – despite completing a full programme often being a condition of http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=1901. The move has already sparked protests. Shadow Justice Secretary, Nick Herbert said: “It is one thing to make a dispensation for a prisoner’s faith when it comes to prayer and diet, but if a prisoner is unwilling to take part in rehabilitation they should be treated no differently to others – which may mean spending longer in custody. “There can be no religious discrimination when it comes to deciding the appropriate and safe time to release a prisoner.
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