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Resource March 25, 2016

Meet the Journalist: Christopher de Bellaigue on French Prisons

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French authorities are countering Islamic radicalism in prisons with a ground-breaking new program.

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In January and February 2016, grantee Christopher de Bellaigue spent several weeks researching radicalization in French jails, in particular so-called dedicated units that have been set up to deradicalize dangerous Islamists. The scheme is highly controversial, with many arguing that rather than deradicalize, the units will create ghettos.

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