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His Majesty's Young Offender Institution

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63: 89:. Prisoners serving sentences at Young Offender Institutions are expected to participate in at least 25 hours of education per week, aimed at behaviour improvement, practical skill development for post-release and employment preparation. There are also opportunities for prisoners to undertake work in Community Service Volunteer programmes. 101:
is often used, with inmates reportedly often confined to cells for up to 21 hours a day and given little tuition or guidance. At all YOIs during a six-month period there were 306 cases of segregation lasting over a week, which is "very high", with contributory factors including gang involvement,
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rates are high, with up to three quarters of released offenders re-offending within a year. Offenders undergo assessments on the likeliness of reoffending. This assessment is known as Youth level of service.
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A young offender's institution can accommodate between 60 and 400 young people, with each age group housed in its own wing of between 30 and 60 inmates. Most young offenders' institutions are run by the
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Entrance to The Grove Prison Built in 1848, operated as an adult prison from 1848; a Borstal from 1921; and a Young Offenders Institution (HMYOI Portland) from 1988.
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The regime of a Young Offender Institution is similar to that of an adult prison. There are slight differences, notably a lower staff-to-offender
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Violence is frequently reported in Young Offender Institutions and staff have been criticised for failing to prevent it.
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while some are run by private companies on behalf of the prison service.
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insufficient prison staff and a lack of NHS mental health beds.
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following criminal offence convictions or may be being held on
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Young Offender Institutions were introduced under the
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Index

youth detention centres
United Kingdom
custodial sentence
remand
national prison service

Criminal Justice Act 1988
borstal
Borstal
ratio
Solitary confinement
Recidivism
HMP & YOI Askham Grange
HMP & YOI Brinsford
HMP & YOI Bronzefield
HMP & YOI Chelmsford
HMYOI Cookham Wood
HMP & YOI Deerbolt
HMP & YOI Drake Hall
HMP & YOI East Sutton Park
HMP & YOI Eastwood Park
HMYOI Feltham
HMP & YOI Foston Hall
HMP & YOI Hatfield
HMP & YOI High Down
HMP & YOI Hindley
HMP & YOI Hollesley Bay
HMP & YOI Hull
HMP & YOI Isis
HMP & YOI Lincoln

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