youth custody
Britishnoun
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An assessment established Kesete’s correct date of birth and she was transferred from youth custody to Hydebank Women’s Prison.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
She says a youth custody regime with no external scrutiny had, in effect, been enabled at Whitefield.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said custody should be the last resort for children who commit crime and the number of girls in youth custody had decreased since 2015.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
The Ministry of Justice said it was committed to trialling secure schools as a new model of youth custody.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2022
Just over 40% of children who go to court reoffend within a year; for those sent to youth custody, that figure rises to 71.6%.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2019
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