His Majesty's Prison, Hydebank Wood (normally known as just Hydebank) is a women's prison located in
South Belfast.
Young male offenders
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young offenders centre
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* Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood
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(YOC) holding young male prisoners is located on the same site. The YOC houses young males between 18 and 24 years of age, and the site has also been used at times to hold immigration detainees. The institution put a great deal of effort into improving the diet of young offenders and this transformed many of them for the better.
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Doing porridge: prison, school and hospital meals put to the test
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External links
Northern Ireland prison service
References
Prisons in Northern Ireland
Young Offender Institutions in Northern Ireland
Women's prisons in the United Kingdom
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