Report Urges British Prisons To Combat Institutional Religious Intolerance

The Associated Press reports today that in Britain, High Court Judge High Brian Keith has issued his report on British prisons. His investigation was prompted by the killing in 2000 of a Muslim prisoner by his racist cellmate at the Feltham Young Offenders Institution. The report cited 186 different problems-- many involving a breakdown of communications-- that contributed to the killing. Among other reforms, Keith recommended that the Home Office and the Prison Service introduce the concept of "institutional religious intolerance" to combat prejudice against Muslim inmates.