WASHINGTON (AP) — The arrests of dozens of American supporters of the Islamic State focused attention on whether enough is being done to de-radicalize terror suspects who enter prison having absorbed the group’s violent ideology, and will ultimately be released into the society they once railed against.
Even as the Obama administration launches programs to keep young adults from embracing extremist messages, there’s broad agreement that more needs to be done to rehabilitate terror suspects.
The Bureau of Prisons currently has about 350 prisoners with a history of, or connection to, international terrorism. Only a fraction will remain imprisoned for life.
The bureau says it works to ensure radical ideas aren’t being spread in prisons, but doesn’t have special programs for these offenders.
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