Probably not the best use of taxpayer money:

A JAIL decision to give £1,000 laptops to 28 top terror suspects was last night branded “disgraceful” and a dangerous waste of money. Belmarsh bosses said the computers were necessary to help the men prepare their legal defences.

But angry critics said the £28,000 would be better spent on upping security at the jail which, the Mirror can reveal, is about a third understaffed. They also fear that the laptops could be used for criminal activity even though there will be no internet access.

The prisoners include those accused of the 21/7 attempted bombings in London, al-Qaeda suspects and members of the bullying Muslim Boys gang.

A source said: “It’s a disgraceful waste of taxpayers’ money. The prison is severely understaffed and £28,000 could have recruited an officer for 18 months. “It’s also dangerous. The prisoners could easily make CD-Roms, which could be handed to visitors, and orchestrate criminal activity from the inside. Inmates are incredibly resourceful. It wouldn’t surprise me if they eventually managed to get the internet on their laptops. [Source]

Legal defense? Nah. My guess is that they just want to watch porn. Then maybe they’ll work on spreading jihad within the prison system.