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Pages in category "Young Offender Institutions in Scotland" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
His Majesty's Young Offenders Institution (or HM YOI) are youth detention centres for offenders between ages 15 to 21 in the United Kingdom.These offenders will have received a custodial sentence following criminal offence convictions or may be being held on remand awaiting trial on pending charges.
His Majesty's Young Offenders Institution Polmont is the largest young offender's institution in Scotland. It is located in the village of Reddingmuirhead . HMP Polmont first opened as a Borstal in 1911 in the buildings of the former Blairlodge Academy.
A service to tackle youth offending in Reading “neglected and overlooked” the needs of some vulnerable children, inspectors found. HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) rated the service as ...
HM Prison Friarton (later Friarton Detention Centre, Friarton Borstal and Friarton Hall Young Offenders Institution) was a place of detention for young (male) offenders aged between 16 and 21. It was located on the outskirts of Perth, Scotland , opposite the southern end of the city's Friarton Island .
Young offenders are often dealt with by the Youth Offending Team. There is concern young adult offenders are not getting the support they need to help them avoid reoffending. [95] In England and Wales the age of criminal responsibility is set at 10. Young offenders aged 10 to 17 (i.e. up to their 18th birthday) are classed as a juvenile ...
HMP & YOI Grampian is a high security prison in Peterhead, Scotland. It is the only such facility in the northeast of the country, having replaced the former HMPs in Aberdeen and Peterhead in 2014. It is the newest jail in Scotland and amongst the newest in the United Kingdom. It has a design capacity of around 560 inmates.
The Australian state of Queensland has passed laws which will see children as young as 10 subject to the same penalties as adults if convicted of crimes such as murder, serious assault and break-ins.