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Rebuilding Lives: Young Muslims from the Criminal Justice System to Community Resettlement
October 2023
The report makes a total of 23 different recommendations aimed to improve the experiences of young Muslims in contact with the criminal justice system and make it easier for them to access support in their resettlement and desistance journeys. Perhaps the most important recommendations are:
Introduce prison staff training programmes to help officers understand basic Islamic belief and practice and, in particular, the difference between normative Islamic beliefs and practice and extremist behaviours.
The probation service to improve connections and referral pathways with local Muslim-led support services, communities, and Mosques that can support Muslim service users’ needs.
Greater joint working between statutory services and Mosques to improve the capacity of Mosques and Muslim charities to support Muslim offenders and their families; including the resourcing of culturally specific services.
