All under-18s have now been removed from Scotland‘s young offenders institutions and transferred to more child-friendly settings. The change follows suicides of young people while detained and the passage of a new law that bans children being sent to prison.
As recently as July, there were still nine 16 and 17-year olds still held in custody at Polmont Young Offenders Institution (YOI) near Falkirk, but the final child was moved to a secure children’s care unit on Friday. The Scottish Prison Service said it was a “landmark day with children no longer admitted into our care”.
Source: BBC
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