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Report finds young offenders institutions are no longer ‘safe enough’
Feltham Young Offenders Institute

VIOLENCE and self-harm have surged at a young offenders institution, an inspection report found today.

Chief inspector of prisons Peter Clarke said that HMP young offenders institute Feltham A in west London was now “not safe enough.”

Feltham A contains contains teenagers with a custodial sentence aged between 15-18, while Feltham B holds those aged 18-21.

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