Over the past few months, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have been consulting on their new strategy for the secure estate of children and young people in England and Wales.
The "secure estate" is the body of different institutions that serve as prisons for children and young people who have committed criminal offences. Broadly, there are three types of institution where children are imprisoned in England and Wales. The most common are young offender institutions (YOIs), for children and young people aged between 15 and 17. YOIs are run by the prison service or private companies on an adult prison model. A smaller number of children, aged 12 to 17 and assessed as having more complex needs, are placed in secure training centres run by private companies. Secure children's homes are for the youngest (from 10 to 17 years old) and most vulnerable children and are run by local authorities.
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