Prison inspectors visited Hindley YOI’s under-18s site, which houses 161 boys mostly aged between 16 and 17, in March this year, during the inquest into the death of Jake Hardy, who killed himself at the establishment in 2011.
The inquest heard he had a history of self-harm and despite reporting being the victim of bullying he was not properly protected.
Inspectors found Hindley continues to struggle to keep vulnerable boys safe and noted “intimidating shouting out of windows at night".
On average there was a fight or assault every day and the environment in its segregation unit was poor, the inspection report said.
In one case an attack on a young offender by a group, who punched and kicked him while another kept watch, only came to light after CCTV footage was viewed later.
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