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| Muslim inmate at IoW Prison planned kidnap and escape | |
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| Detailed plans to kidnap a prison officer in a bid to escape from the Isle of Wight Prison, were found in the cell of a Muslim inmate. | Detailed plans to kidnap a prison officer in a bid to escape from the Isle of Wight Prison, were found in the cell of a Muslim inmate. |
| An internal Prison Service document, seen by the BBC, reveals an Islamic State, or ISIS, flag was also found in the cell at the jail's Parkhurst site. | An internal Prison Service document, seen by the BBC, reveals an Islamic State, or ISIS, flag was also found in the cell at the jail's Parkhurst site. |
| The prisoner was placed in the jail's close supervision unit. | The prisoner was placed in the jail's close supervision unit. |
| A Ministry of Justice (MoJ) spokesman said security measures had been shown to be "robust" by the discovery. | A Ministry of Justice (MoJ) spokesman said security measures had been shown to be "robust" by the discovery. |
| 'Detailed' plans | 'Detailed' plans |
| Details of the incident were contained in the weekly security bulletin of the National Offender Management Service which is compiled for all prisons in England and Wales. | Details of the incident were contained in the weekly security bulletin of the National Offender Management Service which is compiled for all prisons in England and Wales. |
| In the bulletin for the week ending 19 October, it says "acting on intelligence a prisoner's cell was searched". | In the bulletin for the week ending 19 October, it says "acting on intelligence a prisoner's cell was searched". |
| "Detailed escape plans involving taking a member of staff hostage were discovered." | "Detailed escape plans involving taking a member of staff hostage were discovered." |
| It says activity at the prison was restricted "whilst the accommodation and his associates were searched". | It says activity at the prison was restricted "whilst the accommodation and his associates were searched". |
| The MoJ said "a very basic description" of the interior of the prison was found in the inmate's cell by "vigilant" staff, demonstrating the "effectiveness of its security measures". | The MoJ said "a very basic description" of the interior of the prison was found in the inmate's cell by "vigilant" staff, demonstrating the "effectiveness of its security measures". |
| HMP Isle of Wight was created in 2009 with the merger of Parkhurst, Albany and Camp Hill prisons. | HMP Isle of Wight was created in 2009 with the merger of Parkhurst, Albany and Camp Hill prisons. |