Wetherby (HM Prison)
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HMP/YOI College of Secure Learning Wetherby is a male juveniles prison
, located in Wetherby
, West Yorkshire
, England
. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
.
. 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.
Wetherby's Education Programme (offered on a half-time basis) is provided by The Manchester College
. Courses are provided in a variety of subjects and individual timetables are developed to meet the trainees’ needs in conjunction with the sentence planning process. The establishment has a Chaplaincy Team for both staff and trainees. There are weekly services, an Eccumenical Service for Church of England
and other Free Churches, a Roman Catholic service as well as Muslim
prayers. A team of three full-time chaplains, as well as part time and sessional chaplains meet the needs of trainees and staff. The prison has a small Health Care Centre which is run by nursing staff whom provide 24 hour medical cover. A doctor attends the establishment in the mornings.
Refreshments are available to visitors and prisoners in the visits room during visiting hours and vending machines are also avaliable.
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
, located in Wetherby
Wetherby
Wetherby is a market town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Wharfe, and has been for centuries a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road, being mid-way between London and Edinburgh...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service is a part of the National Offender Management Service of the Government of the United Kingdom tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales...
.
History
A former Naval Base, Wetherby was introduced into the Prison System in 1958 as a BorstalBorstal
A borstal was a type of youth prison in the United Kingdom, run by the Prison Service and intended to reform seriously delinquent young people. The word is sometimes used loosely to apply to other kinds of youth institution or reformatory, such as Approved Schools and Detention Centres. The court...
. 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.
The prison today
All living accommodation in the prison is in single occupancy cells. The living accommodation is split into 6 living units housing 60 trainees in each. There are two brick-built units that were built in the 1970s and 4 “quick-build” ready-to-use units that were erected in 1997. An additional self-contained unit for vulnerable boys in custody has officially opened in 2009 by the Youth Justice Board, the Keppel Unit holds up to 48 boys aged 15-17, offering enhanced support including individual care plans.Wetherby's Education Programme (offered on a half-time basis) is provided by The Manchester College
The Manchester College
The Manchester College is a further education college in Manchester, England. It opened on 1 August 2008 as the result of a merger between City College Manchester and Manchester College of Arts and Technology to form a 'supercollege'...
. Courses are provided in a variety of subjects and individual timetables are developed to meet the trainees’ needs in conjunction with the sentence planning process. The establishment has a Chaplaincy Team for both staff and trainees. There are weekly services, an Eccumenical Service for Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and other Free Churches, a Roman Catholic service as well as Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
prayers. A team of three full-time chaplains, as well as part time and sessional chaplains meet the needs of trainees and staff. The prison has a small Health Care Centre which is run by nursing staff whom provide 24 hour medical cover. A doctor attends the establishment in the mornings.
Refreshments are available to visitors and prisoners in the visits room during visiting hours and vending machines are also avaliable.