The government has launched a review of the way terrorists are handled inside UK jails amid fears for the lives of prison officers from Isis-inspired terror attacks

Two inmates were jailed this month for trying to murder a prison officer at HMP Whitemoor https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terror-attacks-uk-prisons-isis-hmp-whitemoor-murder-jail-security-b1012846.html

The attack, in January, is believed to be the first Isis-inspired terror attack inside a UK prison

It was one of four allegedly carried out by serving or freed prisoners in the past year, and there are concerns about prison security, probation monitoring and deradicalisation

The HMP Whitemoor attack trial exposed numerous failings

Both men had access to Isis propaganda, a smuggled SD card and mobile phone inside the jail. Brusthom Ziamani was a terrorist prisoner and Baz Hockton - an exceptionally violent offender - was radicalised on the inside

The Ministry of Justice says it has safeguards in place to prevent and monitor extremism, but neither man had raised concerns and Ziamani was about to be given a “certificate of achievement” after apparently complying with a deradicalisation programme for eight months

The justice secretary launched an internal review of the custodial management of terrorist prisoners, including looking at deradicalisation courses, after the attack in January

But it was not publicly announced, as the govt pushes for longer terror sentences and more jail time

There are already a record number of people in custody for terror-related offences in Britain - 3/4 Islamist extremists, 19% as far right and 6% other

A prison officer told me staff had “no control” over extremist inmates, adding: “I don’t see any end to the attacks whatsoever"