LISTEN: Rob Preece is from the Howard League for Penal Reform - 18/02/20
Feb 18, 2020, 06:00 AM
A report's concluded a young offender institution in Kent is still not safe enough.
Inspectors last September found there were high levels of violence, some serious, at Cookham Wood in Rochester - which holds nearly 200 boys aged between 15 and 18.
Use of force by staff had also increased following its previous inspection in 2018 - with restraint techniques being used for more than half of incidents.
Children being diverted from another institute was blamed for it running near full capacity - Work's underway to recruit more staff.