Figures from the Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service show there were 159 full-time equivalent prison officers working at Cookham Wood Prison as of March 31. This meant the ...

HMYOI Cookham Wood. Picture: HM Chief Inspector of Prisons In March, the prison and probation service announced children would be moved out of the scandal-hit facility and the site would reopen in ...

According to HM Chief Inspector of Prisons ... full and held 77 boys Young offender institution Cookham Wood is to be repurposed as an adult prison after facing criticism over its "violent ...

Young Offender Institution Cookham ... as an adult prison after facing criticism over its “violent” culture and long periods spent by juveniles in their cells. According to HM Chief Inspector ...

A former young offender institution in Kent is to be ‘repurposed’ as an adult prison in the wake of riots across the country, the government has announced. HMP Cookham Wood will reopen ‘in ...

A weapon made by a child being held at Cookham Wood (HM Inspectorate of Prisons ... concerted and long-term commitment” from prison leaders to improve standards, Mr Taylor said: “These ...

Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution (YOI) is set to close following years of failure to improve conditions for young people. The Kent YOI will be repurposed as an adult prison in a bid to solve a ...

Cookham Wood has 'no clear violence reduction strategy', inspectors found. Picture: Peter Crane Following their visit in April this year HM Inspectorate of prisons found the number of violent ...