Archive: Young Offenders Institutions

'Abandoned by society': Young offender institute condemned

There were five serious assaults on staff at Cookham Wood during the last six months of 2010.

Inspectors have raised "serious concerns" about safety at one of the country's young offender institutes.

Young offenders institutes are 'modern day dungeons'

Mubarek death linked to prison overcrowding

Youth prisons in 'meltdown'

Young offenders institutes are 'modern day dungeons'

The audit deemed many young offenders' institutions "seriously unsafe".

A damning audit of young offenders' institutes (YOI's) has revealed "extraordinary squalor and institutional brutality".

Another blow as youth justice chief quits

John Reid under fire after Youth Justice Board chairman quits

The pressure on the home secretary increased today with news that the head of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), a strong critic of the government's offender policies, has resigned.

Cameron demands 'social solution' to crime

David Cameron says the Tories stand for love and justice

Crime is a "social phenomenon" and society must take responsibility for the drug and alcohol problems, abuse and family breakdowns that cause it, David Cameron has said.

Youth prisons in 'meltdown'

Youth Justice Board warns of crisis in youth custody system

The number of young people in custody is reaching crisis point and government must take urgent action to avoid a "meltdown", the Youth Justice Board has warned.

Criminal age 'should be raised to 14'

Youth justice expert calls for age of criminal responsibility to be raised

The age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 14 and new prosecutors appointed with the aim of keeping children out of jail, an expert has recommended.

Shoplifters 'should escape jail'

Sentencing advisory panel suggests shoplifters should not be jailed

Shoplifters should only be sent to jail if they used violence during their crime, the Sentencing Advisory Panel has recommended.

Mubarek death linked to prison overcrowding

Justice Keith has said prison overcrowding was in part to blame for Zahid Mubarek's murder

Overcrowding and staff shortages were largely behind the death of teenager Zahid Mubarek at Feltham young offenders institution, a major inquiry has found.

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