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<p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) works closely with a range of
partners to tackle extremism of all ideologies in prisons. A HMPPS and Home Office
Joint Extremism Unit (JEXU) was established in April 2017 to be the strategic centre
for all counter terrorism work in prison and probation and have oversight of delivery
across the end-to-end offender management process.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners identified
as being of extremist concern, or who have shown signs of being vulnerable to extremism,
are managed actively as part of a comprehensive case management process . Over 22,000
prison staff have received specialist extremism awareness training, to enable them
to identify, report and challenge extremist views. In addition, HMPPS employs multi-faith
chaplaincy teams in all prisons, whose role it is to provide support, guidance and
to challenge inappropriate behaviour. To further help offenders rehabilitate and disengage
from extremism and terrorism, JEXU has rolled out a theological intervention programme.
A small group of chaplains are receiving specialised training and ongoing support
to lead this important capability.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, two Separation Centres are
in operation for those individuals whose extremist risk cannot be managed effectively
in the mainstream prison population, as a safeguarding measure to protect prisoners
from terrorist and extremist influences, and to reduce the ongoing risk they present
to national security despite their imprisonment.</p><p> </p>
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