Youth custody is set for its biggest shake-up in recent history following Justice Secretary Chris Grayling's announcement last month that a secure college will be built in Glen Parva, Leicestershire, by 2017.
If it is successful at cutting the worryingly high reoffending rates of young offenders, the government says it will be followed by more, with a feasibility study already underway into the possibility of building a second facility in Feltham, West London. The plan is that in the long-term secure colleges will eventually take the place of all young offender institutions (YOIs) and secure training centres (STCs).
The government says colleges will help young people "turn their lives around", but many youth justice experts are questioning whether the concept is viable.
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