CYP Now - Inspectors praise progress at YOI blighted by violence

Inspectors have praised “commendable progress” at Feltham young offender institution (YOI), which had been singled out for intensive support by the government to tackle its rising incidents of violence and self-harm.

Feltham A was praised over increasing the time childre spent out of cells. Picture: Adobe Stock

Feltham A, which houses 15- to 18-year-olds, was selected in February last year, alongside five adult prisons, for a new government prison improvement plan for “challenging” secure settings.

The move was made after the previous full inspection, in 2019, that found the YOI was blighted by poor outcomes for its young inmates as well as increasing violence and self-harm.

But at its its most recent visit, in February 2021, HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that self-harm “had reduced dramatically”. In the six months prior to the inspectorates' visit there were five incidents, compared to 242 in the same period before the 2019 inspection.

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