Young Offenders Prison

Young Offenders Prisons and Young Offenders Institutes are designed to house prisoners or young people who have committed a crime between the ages of 15 to 21. Majority upto the age of 18. Above this age, they will be placed in a normal male prison.

When an offender is under the age of 18, they are classed as a young offender, however they can remain in the YOI Prison until the age of 21.

The young offender prisons were brought into the criminal act in 1988. A Young offender prison is run pretty much the same as an adult prison but with less staff. Due to the age of the inmate, they will be required to take part in education of at least 25 hours per week which is meant to help reduce bad behaviour and aid rehabilitation and getting into employment.
Due to the shortage of staff, some have noted that YOI institutes can become a violent place to stay in and also increased lockup upto 21 hours a day with little to no education offered.

Each offender will undergo a Youth Level of Service assessment which measures the risk and likeliness of reoffending.