Although the juvenile unit at the YOI was due for closure at the time of the inspection last November, inspectors found flaws in the safety and supervision of the "volatile" population of 400 young adults.
Inspectors found that there were serious weaknesses in the investigations of violent incidents at the unit near Wolverhampton. Four out of the 10 young adults said they had felt unsafe and nearly one in three said they had been victimised by other prisoners.
While the inspection concluded that the new learning and skills provider was making improvements, concerns remained about the poor attendance of vocational training opportunities. Inspectors also found that a third of young men were locked in their cells during the working day.
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