Youth Custody Service
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New Secure School to protect public and cut crime
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Serious young offenders will be turned away from gangs and knife crime through rigorous education and training at the country’s first Secure School.
Young offender’s institution to be repurposed
Press release
Young offenders from HMYOI Cookham Wood will be transferred and the site repurposed as an adult prison under plans announced by the Ministry of Justice today (21 March 2024).
Feltham A is a young offender institution (YOI) for boys aged 15 to 18 and Feltham B is a Category C prison and YOI in London for men aged over 18.
Werrington is a young offender institution (YOI) in Staffordshire for children and young people aged 15 to 18.
Wetherby Young Offender Institution
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Wetherby is a young offender institution (YOI) in Yorkshire for children and young people aged 15 to 18.
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