Wetherby Young Offender Institution
prison in West Yorkshire, England
Wetherby Young Offender Institution is a male juvenile prison, located in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The YOI is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
History
Formerly a Naval Base, HMS Ceres, Wetherby was introduced into the Prison System in 1958 as a Borstal. Since that time there have been many changes in its role from an open Youth Custody Centre, to a closed Youth Custody Centre, to its current role as a dedicated Male Juvenile Prison housing inmates aged between 15 and 17 years.
It houses offenders who are from Humberside, North, South and West Yorkshire and parts of Lancashire and Greater Manchester. Its functional capacity is 276 detainees, however, the Ministry of Justice list the operational capacity as being 336 detainees.
In February 2016, it was revealed that all of the detainees were on lockdown due to rising levels of violence against staff and other detainees. The unrest continued for two months and culminated in a Prison Officer being stabbed.
The prison today
All living accommodation in the prison is in single occupancy cells. The living accommodation is split into 6 living units (Anson, Benbow, Collingwood, Drake, Exmouth & Frobisher) housing 60 trainees in each.
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