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A young offender's institution can accommodate between 60 and 400 young people, with each age group housed in its own wing of between 30 and 60 inmates. Most young offenders' institutions are run by the national prison service while some are run by private companies on behalf of the prison service.
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.
The following tables below list all current and some historical prisons and Young Offender Institutions in use in the three UK legal systems of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as of 2022. The majority house adult males, and are operated by each legal systems respective public prison service, although a small number are operated ...
Prior to April 2004, the SPS was directly responsible for escorting convicted prisoners in Scotland, including those appealing their conviction or sentence. [7] The duties of escorting prisoners on remand and managing court custody facilities were the responsibility of the relevant local police force.
HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Stirling is a prison facility in Stirling, Scotland, intended to replace HMP Cornton Vale.Opened in 2023, it is Scotland's primary facility for incarcerated women and is designed to offer improved treatment for women in custody, and is notable in not utilising traditional penal designs such as bars on windows and cell doors, taking influence from trauma ...
The deaths of two young people at a young offenders' institution could have been avoided but for a "catalogue of failures" in the system, a sheriff has concluded. Katie Allan, 21, and William ...
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 witness known only as Jim told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry slopping out was a common practice in secure care for young people. Inquiry told of ‘slopping out’ and children being ...