Australia is to build its first prison aimed at isolating militants and stopping the spread of radical beliefs through the prison system as part of efforts to eliminate terrorism, the premier of New South Wales state said on Sunday.

The unit will be within a maximum-security prison and have capacity for 54 inmates, who will be isolated and intensely monitored, said the state's Premier Gladys Berejiklian

"We'll be giving $47 million over the next three years to have the extra capacity to isolate those prisoners who are likely to try a spread radicalisation through the prison network," Berejiklian told reporters. There are 33 people within the New South Wales' prison system who have been jailed for terrorist offences. Australia has seen a series of militants-inspired attacks recently.

"We're a government taking nothing to chance, we'll be making sure we continue to have the toughest position in the nation in relation to eliminating terrorism," Berejiklian said.

Source: Khaleej Times