The Gloucestershire-based YOI created the new residential unit especially for 15- and 16-year-olds in the prison to provide them with better learning opportunities. There will be a strong focus on education so disruption to their learning is kept to a minimum.
Ashfield YOI is run by private company Serco and holds up to 400 young men aged from 15 to 18. The unit - named Brook Wing by the young people - is the first of its kind within a Serco facility. It will house 38 young people, four of which will be aged 16 to 17 and will act as mentors to the younger inmates.
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