The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has revealed it will establish small specialist units providing intensive support and psychological services in a number of young offender institutions (YOIs), after a pilot project at Hindley YOI in Wigan proved a success.
The 11-bed Willow unit at Hindley caters for the most disruptive young people in the establishment, a group often responsible for significant levels of violence and self-harm.
Prison officers on the unit are specially trained to deal with disruptive behaviour and staffing levels are three times higher than in the rest of the YOI.
The unit also offers access to mental health treatment and drug and alcohol services, and provides extra support for around a dozen young people who are judged to be capable of remaining with the general prison population, but require additional help.
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