In an attempt to stem the tide of radicalization in American prisons, Tuesday Rep. Frank Wolf and Rep. Peter King called on the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to remove "inflammatory written, audio and video materials produced by the 'Nation of Islam' and Louis Farrakhan," and examine all the other Islamic materials circulating in their facilities.
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The pair further asked for an audit of the manner in which texts are vetted prior to providing them to inmates.
In a letter to BOP acting director Thomas Kane, Wolf and King, Republicans from Virginia and New York, respectively, cite the June 15, House Homeland Security Committee hearing, led by King, titled "The Threat of Muslim-American Radicalization in U.S. Prisons," and testimony from former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) director Harley Lappin explaining the susceptibility of convicts to radical propaganda.
"Inmates are particularly vulnerable to recruitment by terrorists," the letter quotes Lappin. "[BOP] must guard against the spread of terrorism and extremist ideologies."
Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce-Justice-Science, Wolf's committee is responsible for funding the BOP. |