YOI conditions deteriorate despite decline in inmate numbers

Neil Puffett
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Conditions for children in youth prisons have got worse over the past year despite the number of those held continuing to drop, a report by the chief inspector of prisons has found.

Demographic information indicated a changing profile of the children and young people in custody. Image: Becky Nixon
Demographic information indicated a changing profile of the children and young people in custody. Image: Becky Nixon

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