Research found that some children are spending up to 23 hours each day alone in their cells with no access to education.

Quality of in-prison learning for young offenders in decline, Ofsted finds

The first ever secure school for young offenders will soon open in Kent as part of measures to reduce re-offending by children. 

Secure Schools: What are they and how do they differ from 'regular' schools?

The centre in Rochester in Kent, has been used to detain boys aged between 15 and 17.

An HM prisons inspector found a "near total breakdown in behaviour management" at Cookham Wood - and called for a "concerted and urgent response".

The 18-year-old has been sentenced to 34 months in a young offenders' institute. 

There's been a rise in the number of attacks at a prison for young offenders.

An inspection of  Wetherby young offenders' institution reveals it provides "reasonably good outcomes" but there are weaknesses to tackle.