For some time U.S. officials have been concerned about a possible connection between prison gangs and terrorists. In California last month, Levar Washington, a paroled convict who served time for assault and robbery at Folsom State Prison, was arrested for a series of gas station robberies in the Los Angeles area. The money Washington took during the robberies was allegedly intended to finance several planned attacks on California targets on September 11th of this year. While incarcerated, Washington converted to a form of Islam practiced by a prison group called Jamiyyat Ul Islam Is Saheeh or JIS, translated as The Assembly of Authentic Islam. He reportedly swore allegiance to al-Qaida.
Link: VOA News.
