Pepper spray will now be used in young offender institutions - where the rate of assaults on staff is 14 times higher than in adult prisons. Specially trained prison officers in England will be ...

Violence at a young offender institution in West Yorkshire has "significantly reduced", a government inquiry has been told. Mark Scott, governor of HMYOI Wetherby, said there had been a fall in both ...

A County Durham teenager was released from a young offenders institution just two days before he died in a moped crash, a new report has revealed. Wayne Hodgson, 18, died alongside Bobby John Grimes, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HMYOI Werrington was not giving children enough activity or education, according to the Howard League of Penal Reform [Getty ...

A young offenders institute was placed on lockdown after prison officers took action following a spate of violent attacks on staff. Almost 300 offenders were kept locked in their cells at HMYOI ...