LANCASTER
FARMS (Y01)
Lancaster Farms Prison is a Young Offenders' Institution with a population
of five hundred. It houses both sentenced and remand prisoners who range
in age from fifteen years to twenty one years and ten months.
Sentences can be from one month to life. Remission is available for good
behaviour. A wide range of vocational training courses is available,
including Catering and Plumbing.
Education offers Basic Key Skills in English, Maths and lT,as well as
Social and Life Skills and Cookery classes. Young Offenders are paid for
attendance at class and there is also a bonus incentive at the end of the
week.
