Offenders aged 18 to 21 are held in young offender institutions, but the bill would allow them to be moved directly to adult prisons on their 18th birthday.
Rainer argues that offenders in this age group are prone to mental health problems and would deteriorate mentally and physically if they were held in adult prisons.
David Chater, head of policy at Rainer, said that though the charity supported the "main aims of the bill", including "end-to-end" offender management and an increased role for the voluntary sector, the proposals for 18- to 21-year-olds must be dropped.
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