The Spectacular Few: Prisoner Radicalization and the Evolving Terrorist Threat - Hardcoverby Mark S. Hamm (Author) The Madrid train bombers, shoe bomber Richard Reid, al Qaeda in Iraq, and the 9 11 attacks all were led by men radicalized behind bars. By their very nature, prisons are intended to induce transformative experiences among inmates, but today's prisons are hotbeds for personal transformation toward terrorist beliefs and actions due to the increasingly chaotic nature of prison life caused by mass incarceration. In The Spectacular