Prisons: Publications
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any books or texts by Hassan al-Banna have been discovered or seized in prisons in England and Wales in the past two years.
Answered by Jake Richards
Material that promotes or supports acts of terrorism, extremism or radicalisation is banned from prisons, in accordance with the Prison Public Protection Policy Framework. The Joint Extremism Unit in HM Prison & Probation Service maintains a list of such material. Its contents are withheld from public disclosure, on grounds of national security. Measures are in place to prevent material of this sort from coming into prisoners’ possession. If any is discovered, it will be removed immediately. Prison governors also have discretion to restrict prisoners’ access to material that is not specifically banned under the policy.
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