An annual Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) report for the 12 months to the end of October 2017 for the west London YOI found that inmates spend too much time in their cells and are not taking part frequently enough in education classes and other activities.
This is causing frustration among inmates, which the IMB believes is leading to increased incidents of violence.
There were 405 incidents where staff had to use physical restraint over the period covered in the report. Of these, 229 involved "multi-perpetrator" fights, 204 involved a young offender attacking another inmate and 28 involved an attack on a member of staff.
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