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 ...

A door is closed by a prison ... Wood is to be repurposed as an adult prison after facing criticism over its “violent” culture and long periods spent by juveniles in their cells. According to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 weapon made by a child being held at Cookham Wood (HM Inspectorate of Prisons ... As he called for “urgent, concerted and long-term commitment” from prison leaders to improve standards, Mr Taylor ...

Young Offender Institution Cookham Wood is to be repurposed as an adult prison after facing criticism over its ... youth offenders being moved to other secure sites. According to HM Chief Inspector of ...

“These findings would be deeply troubling in any prison, but given that Cookham Wood holds children, they were completely unacceptable. “As a result, I had no choice but to write to the ...