Law -
Young Offenders
By Nick Parker
Violent
yobs at Britain’s biggest youth detention
centre have been given their own amusement
arcade. The thugs — caged for murder, rape
and robbery — have been treated to FOUR
full-sized arcade game consoles. Inmates at
Feltham Young Offenders Centre in West London are
also provided with a bank of Sony PlayStations
and a library of 50 of the latest games. New pool
tables, table-tennis tables, table football and a
brand new 32-inch stereo widescreen TV have also
been installed in two refurbished units. Officers
even deliver ice creams and bedtime drinks to the
yobs, who have rooms decked out with trendy IKEA
furniture.
A source at Feltham said, “They can’t
believe their luck when they walk in here.
They’d pay £1-a-go for these games at an
arcade but at Feltham it’s all free.”
Bosses ordered extra hi-tech treats after
allocating two sections of the centre’s
B-wing for younger inmates, aged 15 and up. The
units — called Swallow and Quail — each
contain 30 youngsters. Both have two full-sized
arcade games. Inmates take it in turns for free
goes on the machines, which have had their coin
slot mechanisms deactivated. A computerised
hockey game is among the most popular in the
units and queues form to play it during
association periods. The source added, “They
have their own comfortable rooms kitted out with
IKEA furniture and a 14-inch colour TV. Our most
infuriating task of the day is taking them their
bedtime treats, like chocolates and ice creams.
“Rather than thanks, we just get mockery,
abuse and comments like ‘Hurry up
Jeeves.’ Whenever they lose their rag, the
first thing they throw at their cell wall is
their TV. It’s galling to see the smiles on
their faces when they get a brand new TV in its
box after causing the damage. God only knows what
kind of lesson that teaches them.” A Home
Office spokesman said, “Research has shown
that giving them a routine including recreation
helps to normalise their behaviour and
rehabilitate them.”
Three
young boys from Dublin, had been in Drogheda
District Court in County Louth in connection with
the burglary of a house. They were released on
bail but stole a Nissan Micra to travel back to
Dublin. It's alleged they burgled another house
in County Meath on the way back. Police were
alerted and began a chase in north county Dublin
where the 12-year-old driver of the stolen car
lost control, crashing the car at a roundabout.
One of the passengers had to be cut from the
wreckage. Another escaped but was recaptured.
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