HMP Cookham Wood will reopen within weeks as part of plans to create an extra 500 prison places across England to deal with an expected upsurge in demand. | ITV News Meridian ...

HMP Cookham Wood in Borstal, near Rochester, will reopen in the coming weeks, the Ministry of Justice says. Cookham Wood Young Offenders Institute in Borstal near Rochester.

Young Offender Institution Cookham Wood is to be repurposed as an adult prison after facing criticism over its “violent” culture and long periods spent by juveniles in their cells.. The ...

An update report on HMP YOI Cookham Wood shows its staff resignation rate in November was 20%, while isolations continued to rise. It follows an inspection last April, which rated the facility ...

YOI Cookham Wood to be turned into adult prison after safety concerns for youths The centre in Rochester, Kent, has been used to detain boys aged between 15 and 17. Ben Mitchell.

Cookham Wood is closing and will be opened as an adult prison later this year. Picture: HM Chief Inspector of Prisons “This is why we are announcing plans to move them to sites to offer better ...

Councillors have raised concern over the speed of improvement at a troubled male youth offenders institution (YOI). An update report on HMP YOI Cookham Wood shows its staff resignation rate in ...

There were more prisoners at Cookham Wood prison in Medway last year, new figures show. A penal reform charity warned prison overcrowding and a lack of resources contribute to a "failing system ...

In the ongoing crisis in the criminal justice system - tonight - a young offenders institution in Kent is set to shut down and be reopened as an adult prison later this year. Cookham Wood has ...

The Howard League for Penal Reform has responded to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons’ report on Cookham Wood prison in Kent, published today (Tuesday 18 July 2023). Inspectors visited Cookham ...