Dan Jarvis MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Minister, responding to the Chief Inspector of Prisons report into HMYOI Glen Parva, said:

“This shocking report is the latest evidence of the growing prisons crisis under David Cameron’s Government.

“The culture of bullying, self-harm and soaring violence that the Chief Inspector has exposed makes a mockery of Ministers' claims to be delivering a ‘rehabilitation revolution.’

"We need a Labour government to put public safety first by getting Glen Parva back on track, something the Tories have failed to do. Their failure increases the risk that young offenders released from this prison will carry on committing crimes, creating needless victims and costing the taxpayer considerable sums of money.”