Andrea Coomber, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, described the recent inspection on Werrington young offender institution (YOI) as “one of the most horrifying reports” that the organisation has seen.
The report, which details soaring levels of violence and a breakdown in relationships between staff and young people at the Staffordshire YOI, represents a worrying decline in an establishment once considered the best in England.
In 2018, inspectors lauded the strong youth work and education provision at Werrington and said staff “deserved much credit” for delivering a culture that was “in stark contrast to what we see all too often at other establishments”.
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