An inspection of Feltham Young Offender’s Institution (YOI), following the disturbances in August, found a lack of information about new arrivals made it difficult to carry out initial assessments to keep young people safe, and the huge increase of movement across the whole of the under-18 secure estate impacted on both new arrivals and the settled population.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons also found that young people held on remand had inadvertently been exposed to gangs, with young people on different units forming into gangs, including those who had not been involved in gangs before.
The distance young people were held from home and the lack of contact with their families and youth offending teams was also highlighted as a consequence of for those moved to the north of England.
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