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<p>We are currently managing around 650 individuals in prison and probation through
a counter terrorism specialist case management process, ranging from convicted terrorists
to those we have identified as showing signs of extremist views or vulnerabilities.
We have around 50% more terrorist related prisoners in prisons in England and Wales
than we did three years ago.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of cases are Islamist extremist
(approximately 80%). However, there continues to be a significant rise in Right Wing
Terrorism (RWT) cases across the country; the number of Right-Wing offenders in custody
rose from 4% of the total Terrorism Act (TACT) / TACT-related cohort in 2015 to 14%
in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We do not produce an estimate of the number of offenders who
might have been radicalised, nor do we produce a single assessment of the level of
radicalising influence by extremists of any ideology. We take the threat of radicalisation
and extremism very seriously and this is a key part of our work to improve safety
in our prisons. We deal with the risks that individual prisoners present on a case-by-case
basis, working closely with law enforcement partners.</p>
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