Most of the girls interviewed for the first report, Girls in Prison, which was based on research carried out by Ofsted in conjunction with the Prisons Inspectorate, had "exceptionally low levels of self-esteem".
Around half had experienced severe depression during sentence and a significant number of them had a history of self-harm. A majority of the young women also had poor educational histories with low levels of attainment.
Juveniles in Custody, published by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons, found that 83 per cent of boys in prison had been excluded from school and 43 per cent of girls had been in care or foster homes.
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