Britain to create isolation units to counter extremism in jails

Britain will isolate Islamist extremists in special units in high security jails to limit their ability to radicalize other inmates, the government said on Monday.

Justice Secretary Liz Truss said she was taking action to reduce the spread of radical ideology within the mainstream prison population, including training officers to disrupt activity that could influence vulnerable prisoners.

"But there are a small number of individuals, very subversive individuals, who do need to be held in separate units," she told BBC radio on Monday.