The call from the Prisoners Education Trust follows an announcement yesterday by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling that a review is to take place in order to give the youth secure estate a “stronger educational heart”.
Young offender institutions are required to provide at least 15 hours of education a week to young people. But the trust said young people in custody want to spend longer in education.
The charity meanwhile warned that there is a lack of opportunities for young people on longer sentences to progress in learning, as well as too few opportunities for higher level learning, above levels 1 and 2.
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