The Youth Justice Board’s (YJB’s) review of strip-searching, initiated in 2006 and published today (14 February), involved a two-month study of the use of full searches in a selected number of young offender institutions (YOIs), secure training centres (STCs) and secure children’s homes (SCHs).
It found there were 1,750 strip-searches at Feltham YOI – the highest number among the five YOIs in the study. There were 95 and 195 searches at Hassockfield STC and Rainsbrook STC respectively.
Strip-searching is used on young offenders to check if they are carrying items such as drugs, mobile phones or weapons.
The review found that, generally, establishments routinely fully searched young people on reception and discharge with the majority being random, although a small percentage were risk-led, based on intelligence.
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