Last year Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor painted a disturbing picture of conditions inside Feltham A young offender institution (YOI), describing a volatile environment where children ...

At HMP/YOI Feltham B, Muslim prisoners made up 42 per cent of the population. Figures showed they were subjected to 53 per cent of the uses of rigid bar cuffs, 57 per cent of the instances where ...

Pava spray will be made available ‘in limited circumstances’ to a select number of staff at three centres holding under-18s.

The move comes after new figures released by the MoJ on Thursday showed rates of assaults on staff in the estate were 14 times higher than at adult prisons. Pava spray, which is an incapacitant, will ...

Pava spray, which is an incapacitant, will be made available “in limited circumstances” to a select number of specialist staff at the three public sector YOIs holding under-18s – YOI Werrington, ...

Pepper spray will be used in a select number of young offender institutions (YOIs) from this summer after new figures showed rates of assaults on staff were 14 times higher than in adult prisons ...

Concerns have also been raised over the disproportionate impact on young people with disabilities or those from ethnic minority backgrounds. Lord Chancellor Mahmood cited the need to protect staff ...

YOI Wetherby is one of three centres set introduce the pepper spray (Dave Higgens/PA) Prison officers in young offender institutions (YOIs) will start using synthetic pepper spray from this summer ...

YOI Wetherby is one of three centres set introduce the pepper spray (Dave Higgens/PA) Prison officers in young offender institutions (YOIs) will start using synthetic pepper spray from this summer ...

Pava spray will be made available ‘in limited circumstances’ to a select number of staff at three centres holding under-18s.