An inspection of Werrington YOI, which is near Stoke-on-Trent, found that bullying and violence reduction programmes and drama groups delivered by the prison's youth work provider Kinetic Youth enabled boys to increase their understanding of the issue of violence.
Alongside additional measures, including the introduction of a conflict resolution team, the activities have helped Werrington curb the levels of violence at the prison, which houses just under 120 boys aged between 15 and 18.
When Werrington was last inspected in October 2015, 25 per cent of boys reported being threatened or intimidated by other inmates and 56 per cent said they felt unsafe at the prison. In the latest inspection, which took place in February, just eight per cent of boys said they had been threatened or intimidated and the proportion who felt unsafe had fallen to just over a third.
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