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Portland Young Offenders' Institution a disgrace (18 November 2009)

Commenting on the Chief Inspector of Prisons' report on HMYOI Portland, Jon Collins, Campaign Director for the Criminal Justice Alliance, said:

'It is a disgrace that young people are being held in "filthy and squalid" accommodation, putting at risk their health, wellbeing and rehabilitation.

'The failure of the prison service to provide safe and decent accommodation at Portland Young Offenders' Institution compromises the work of prison governors and staff and risks the welfare of the young people who are held there.

'The prison service must act immediately to close those parts of prison that the Chief Inspector of Prisons has judged unfit for habitation.'