There is a traditional view that prisons are being filled with vulnerable inmates who form captive audiences for violent terrorist offenders who, in turn, are destined to turn prisons into training grounds for militant activities, all the while forming alliances with more hardened criminals to produce an even greater threat. Typically, there is limited empirical grounding underpinning these assertions.

This book challenges existing perceptions about prison radicalisation. While not downplaying the seriousness of the prison radicalisation threat, it seeks a more balanced interpretation...