The organisation revealed the rise from 3,130 to 3,423 at the launch of a national campaign to end the use of penal custody for under-18s, at the Labour Party Conference on Monday (26 September).
The organisation is accompanying its campaign with an exhibition focusing on the 29 children and young people who have died in custody since 1990. It is also gathering signatures for a national petition.
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