Three quarters of incidents of violence and self-harm at Swinfen Hall Young Offender Institution have been found to be carried out by 18- to 20-year-olds, when just half the inmates are of this age.
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons, in partnership with Ofsted, this week published the "mixed report" on progress on a number of recommendations made in August 2018.
It highlights concerns that managers have not addressed a recommendation to "fully assess the needs of prisoners under 21 and investigate the reasons" behind the disproportionality of this group.
HM chief inspector of prisons Peter Clarke, states in the report: "There should be a detailed and realistic strategy for this age group to ensure they are properly cared for, and to provide an age-appropriate regime to keep them fully occupied and address any areas of poor behaviour.
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