His Majesty's Young Offenders Institution ( Her Majesty's Youth Offenders Institution if the reigning monarch is female) (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.
6-551: 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 Academy had been forced to close in 1908 due to financial difficulties and a subsequent outbreak of an infectious disease, and the Prison Commissioners bought
12-423: A Scottish building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . His Majesty%27s Young Offender Institution 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
18-682: A lower staff-to-offender ratio . Prisoners serving sentences at Young Offender Institutions are expected to participate in at least 25 hours of education per week, aimed at behaviour improvement, practical skill development for post-release and employment preparation. There are also opportunities for prisoners to undertake work in Community Service Volunteer programmes. Violence is frequently reported in Young Offender Institutions and staff have been criticised for failing to prevent it. Solitary confinement
24-462: Is often used, with inmates reportedly often confined to cells for up to 21 hours a day and given little tuition or guidance. At all YOIs during a six-month period there were 306 cases of segregation lasting over a week, which is "very high", with contributory factors including gang involvement, insufficient prison staff and a lack of NHS mental health beds. Recidivism rates are high, with up to three quarters of released offenders re-offending within
30-473: The prison service. 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. The regime of a Young Offender Institution is similar to that of an adult prison. There are slight differences, notably
36-677: The site in 1911. It is designed to hold up to 760 inmates between the ages of 16 and 21, although there have been several reports and complaints about the presence of inmates younger than 16. Living conditions have also been criticised, including an alleged insufficency of food and the outdated practice of slopping out . Notable inmates have included murderer Luke Mitchell , Chris Cunningham, star of BBC Scotland's The Scheme , and Aaron Campbell , convicted of carrying out one instance of child abduction, rape and murder. 55°59′1″N 3°43′50″W / 55.98361°N 3.73056°W / 55.98361; -3.73056 This article about
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