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Rough treatment of young offenders 'ignored'

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  • Wednesday, May 11, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Young offenders are being routinely strip-searched and their complaints about poor treatment from staff are being ignored, according to damning evidence presented to parliament.

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

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  • Tuesday, November 15, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Almost half of all boys held in young offender institutions (YOIs) feel "unsafe" in custody, the highest level recorded since the Prisons Inspectorate began recording views in 2001, a study has found.

Youth reoffending on the rise

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  • Monday, October 31, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Youth reoffending rates have risen in seven out of 10 local authorities, latest government statistics have shown, bucking a downward trend in recent years.

YOI child-to-staff ratio to rise

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  • Friday, May 10, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Staff in some young offender institutions will have to oversee more young people under plans developed by the Prison Service, CYP Now can exclusively reveal.