Young offenders have been carrying weapons in a youth prison which had the highest number of attacks among prisons in England and Wales, an inspection report said.
An unannounced inspection of Her Majesty’s Young Offender Institution (HMYOI) Werrington, carried out on Jan. 24 and between Jan. 31 and Feb. 4, found the institution performed poorly in the areas of safety and purposeful activity.
The institution, situated in Staffordshire in the West Midlands of England, held 66 young prisoners at the time of the inspection, aged between 15 and 18.
During the 12 months before the inspection, 399 weapons had been found, around six weapons per child on average….