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10/07/2013
Young Offender Institute Condemned As 'Unacceptably Violent'
Prison inspectors have condemned a young offenders institute as "unacceptably violent", with baton use by staff "unprecedentedly high".
An HM Inspectorate of Prisons report an avergae of two fights or assaults a day at Feltham Prison and Young Offender Institution, in west London.
While the report did offer praise to "excellent work in some cases" it added that "staff were unable to prevent a high number of very concerning incidents that carried a significant risk of serious injury."
Feltham is divided into two wings, A houses children and young people, mostly aged 16 or 17, and B, which holds young adult men aged 18 to 21.
The report also criticises the institutes prolonged use of isolation within Feltham A, and excessive use of batons in Feltham B.
(MH/CD)
An HM Inspectorate of Prisons report an avergae of two fights or assaults a day at Feltham Prison and Young Offender Institution, in west London.
While the report did offer praise to "excellent work in some cases" it added that "staff were unable to prevent a high number of very concerning incidents that carried a significant risk of serious injury."
Feltham is divided into two wings, A houses children and young people, mostly aged 16 or 17, and B, which holds young adult men aged 18 to 21.
The report also criticises the institutes prolonged use of isolation within Feltham A, and excessive use of batons in Feltham B.
(MH/CD)
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