A joint inspection report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Probation details how young people do not have appropriate accommodation or training, education or employment arrangements in place.
They are also being released into the community lacking mental health support, according to the report on the resettlement work carried out by young offender institutions (YOIs).
In addition, the inspection found inadequate planning to ensure the protection of others, including young people's families and younger children.
It has emerged that 14 per cent of children released in the first three months of 2019 did not even know where they would be living after leaving custody.
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