Young women under the age of 18 should not be in prison. That was the conclusion of a review released last week, conducted by Ofsted and HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, of the use of jail for juvenile women.
The review, Girls in Prison, offered little cheer for the Prison Service. Aside from the conclusion that young women should not be in prison, educational provision in jails was blasted as "inadequate and ill-suited" - despite evidence of some improvements.
The report stated: "The young women generally felt expectations were set by staff at unnecessarily low standards."
The quality of support and advice offered to the prisoners by the Connexions service when they were preparing to leave custody also came under fire.
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