Violence at a young offender institution in West Yorkshire has "significantly reduced", a government inquiry has been told.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

A prison officer was taken to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in the head by an inmate at a young offenders' institution. The member of staff was transferred to hospital after the incident at ...

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