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Young Offender Institutions were introduced under the Criminal Justice Act 1988, but secure institutions specifically intended for young offenders have existed since the beginning of the 20th century: the first borstal opened at Borstal, Kent in 1902. [1] The regime of a Young Offender Institution is similar to that of an adult prison.
Formerly a Naval Base, HMS Ceres, Wetherby was introduced into the Prison System in 1958 as a Borstal. [3] [4] Since that time there have been many changes in its role from an open Youth Custody Centre, to a closed Youth Custody Centre, to its current role as a dedicated Male Juvenile Prison housing inmates aged between 15 and 17 years.
Built in 1848, it operated as an adult prison from 1848, a borstal from 1921, and a young offenders institution from 1988. A borstal was a type of youth detention centre in the United Kingdom, several member states of the Commonwealth and the Republic of Ireland. In India, such a detention centre is known as a borstal school.
The prison operates a resettlement programme for young people coming to the end of their sentences, and has links to community groups and employers. In February 2014, the UK prison watchdog - the Independent Monitoring Boards - announced that they had serious concerns over the safety and decency for children at HMYOI Cookham Wood.
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.
The ruins of the ancient city state are near the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Tiwanaku Municipality, about 72 km (45 mi) west of La Paz. The site was first recorded in written history by Spanish conquistador and self-acclaimed "first chronicler of the Indies" Pedro Cieza de León .
According to some, lithics found in the caves of Pikimachay, Chivateros, Lauricocha, Paiján, and Toquepala provide the evidence for the date. [citation needed]The oldest securely dated remains appear in 10000 BCE in the Guitarrero Cave, Yungay, then in the coast (in the districts Chilca and Paracas) and in the highlands (in the Callejón de Huaylas).
Other sources indicate that the Indigenous people comprise 31% of the total population. [5] [6] In the Amazonian region, there more than 65 ethnic groups classified into 16 language families. [7] After Brazil in South America and New Guinea in Oceania, Peru is believed to have the highest number of uncontacted tribes in the world. [8]