The Youth Justice Board said a new five-year contract for running Rainsbrook STC in Northamptonshire, which is currently managed by G4S, will go to MTCnovo, a joint venture between public, private sector and third sector organisations.
The decision to hand the new contract to a different provider comes just months after an inspection of Rainsbrook found that there had been "serious incidents of gross misconduct by staff", including some who were in positions of leadership.
Inspectors found evidence of drug use among prison staff and smuggling of contraband for young people held at the establishment.
As a result of the concerns some youth offending teams (YOTs) refused to send young people to the establishment.
G4S said it has agreed to the YJB’s request to extend the existing contract for Rainsbrook to allow for the transition to new management.
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