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20-497: Feltham Young Offenders Institution (more commonly known as HM Prison Feltham ) is a prison for male juveniles and Young Offenders Institution , occupying 0.184 square kilometres (45 acres) south-west of Feltham in the London Borough of Hounslow , in west London, England. It is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service . The original Feltham institution was built after 1857 and opened on 1 January 1859 as an Industrial School and

40-544: A day, seeing one hour free from solitary confinement. Officers knew of 48 gangs in 2015 among "the teenagers" (changing population) of Feltham's interned. Young adults and juveniles occupy different residential units. Units housing young adult offenders hold approximately 60 prisoners. Units housing juveniles hold 30 prisoners. Almost all the juvenile rooms are for single occupation. There is a mixture of double and single accommodation for young offenders (mostly double). All rooms have integral sanitation and TV and all areas operate

60-407: A lack of NHS mental health beds. Recidivism rates are high, with up to three quarters of released offenders re-offending within a year. Offenders undergo assessments on the likeliness of reoffending. This assessment is known as Youth level of service. His Majesty%27s Chief Inspector of Prisons His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons is the head of HM Inspectorate of Prisons and

80-761: A lack of activities available and being kept locked up in cells for long periods. The prison is making inroads towards pacifying inmates with violence indicators who self-identify as violent gang members and behave, initially, accordingly. Among three ex-prisoners who came forward to the BBC in 2015, one reported seeing another having his head being stamped on. Feltham in 2015 was the most violent prison in England and Wales having hosted 894 attacks/fights so serious and demonstrable that proportionate, prescribed, legal punishments were imposed. Among these, inmates who have committed acts of violence may be kept in their own accommodation for 23 hours

100-453: A pre-2005 wave of violence at the Institution was coupled with alleged racism amongst certain officers. These reports took as case-in-point the murder of Zahid Mubarek by racist cellmate Robert Stewart on the day Mubarek was due for release. Proposals made to distance HMP Feltham from its reputation included a renaming such as to 'HMP Bedfont Lakes'; receiving scant support. The site falls in

120-476: A trial). Another inspection was made in July 2013 which was critical of what was considered "an excessive use of force" by prison staff in some incidents which had taken place in 2012 and "unacceptably high levels of violence" in the institution. The Howard League for Penal Reform said that the report revealed the prison to be a "frightening, violent, ineffective and astoundingly costly institution". On 4 September 2013,

140-533: Is frequently reported in Young Offender Institutions and staff have been criticised for failing to prevent it. Solitary confinement is often used, with inmates reportedly often confined to cells for up to 21 hours a day and given little tuition or guidance. At all YOIs during a six-month period there were 306 cases of segregation lasting over a week, which is "very high", with contributory factors including gang involvement, insufficient prison staff and

160-533: Is similar to that of an adult prison. There are slight differences, notably a lower staff-to-offender ratio . Prisoners serving sentences at Young Offender Institutions are expected to participate in at least 25 hours of education per week, aimed at behaviour improvement, practical skill development for post-release and employment preparation. There are also opportunities for prisoners to undertake work in Community Service Volunteer programmes. Violence

180-676: The Criminal Justice Act 1982 on the recommendation of a committee of inquiry into the UK prison service under Justice May. The chief inspector provides independent scrutiny of detention in England and Wales through carrying out announced and unannounced inspections of detention facilities. Their remit includes prisons, young offenders institutions, police cells and immigration service detention centres. They are also called upon to inspect prison facilities in Commonwealth dependencies and to assist with

200-469: The Ministry of Justice announced that it was undertaking a feasibility study on replacing the existing buildings at Feltham with a new larger adult prison and youth detention centre. A 2014 inspection of the prison found that progress had been made in some areas but there were still some major concerns such as levels of violence remaining high, although with fewer incidents than previously, and prisoners having

220-408: The national prison service while some are run by private companies on behalf of the prison service. Young Offender Institutions were introduced under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 , but secure institutions specifically intended for young offenders have existed since the beginning of the 20th century: the first borstal opened at Borstal , Kent in 1902. The regime of a Young Offender Institution

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240-489: The IEP scheme (incentives and earned privilege scheme). The prison's regime includes education (full/part-time), workshops, vocational training in the construction industry, farms and gardens, works, and NVQs . Various types of offending behaviour groups are available. Other features include the use of voluntary agencies, one-to-one teaching, substance misuse work, and pre-release courses. An unannounced inspection of 2017 found that

260-464: The different holders of the post. From the inspectorate of Stephen Tumim onwards, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has been more willing to speak critically in public of government penal policy. There is also a separate post of His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland , and a HM Inspectorate of Probation . The Prisons Act 1835 ( 5 & 6 Will. 4 . c. 38) was an act of the Parliament of

280-406: The juvenile units, taken together were not safe for either staff or boys, and that violence had increased in the section for older young men; prompting a Commons debate. A serious assault on a staff member took place during the inspection. The prison was criticised for the 23-hour detention, in that although exercise was possible, showers were not on those days, and sought to improve this. Health care

300-511: The monitoring of Northern Ireland prison facilities. The chief inspector is not operationally part of His Majesty's Prison Service or the Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom) , and both have been criticised at times in the reports issued by the chief inspector after prison visits, or in their annual report, delivered to the Justice Secretary and presented to Parliament . The inspectorate's independence has been interpreted differently by

320-709: The parish (and thus historic civil parish) of Feltham, rather than Bedfont. An inspection by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons was made in May 2005. The 2005 Report highlighted the progress made and praised the effective reception and induction procedures, the Outreach Team that deal with self-harm issues and the measures in place to deal with race relations issues. Voluntary sector work takes place within Feltham; its Voluntary Sector Co-ordinator manages performance of more than 25 agencies for those convicted and placed on remand (detained pending

340-560: The reigning monarch is female) (or HM YOI ) are youth detention centres for offenders between ages 15 to 21 in the United Kingdom . These offenders will have received a custodial sentence following criminal offence convictions or may be being held on remand awaiting trial on pending charges. A young offender's institution can accommodate between 60 and 400 young people, with each age group housed in its own wing of between 30 and 60 inmates. Most young offenders' institutions are run by

360-451: The senior inspector of prisons , young offender institutions and immigration service detention and removal centres in England and Wales . The current chief inspector is Charlie Taylor. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons is appointed by the Justice Secretary from outside the prison service for a period of five years. The post was created by royal sign-manual on 1 January 1981 and established by

380-487: Was good and mental health care impressive. Efforts to resettle offenders back in the community after release were also good. According to a July 2024 report by His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons , HMP Feltham A, the prison's youth facility which houses inmates as young as 15 years old, is the most violent prison in all of England and Wales. Young Offenders Institution His Majesty's Young Offenders Institution ( Her Majesty's Youth Offenders Institution if

400-590: Was taken over in 1910 by the Prison Commissioners as their second Borstal institution. The existing building opened as a Remand Centre in March 1988. The current institution was formed in 1991 as a result of a merger between Feltham Borstal and the Ashford Remand Centre . It is managed directly by His Majesty's Prison Service , rather than management being contracted out to a private firm. Publicity of

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