Ashfield holds young men sent to it by the courts and cares for them with security, safety and dignity

The young men at Ashfield are offered basic skills education and vocational training such as motor vehicle maintenance

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Ashfield Young Offenders Institution

Her Majesty's Prison and Young Offenders Institution Ashfield, in the village of Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire, holds up to 400 males aged between 15 and 18. They are on remand awaiting trial and serving sentences. Their average stay at Ashfield is four months.

During that time they undertake a comprehensive range of purposeful activity designed to enable them to live stable, healthy law-abiding lives after release.

Ashfield opened in 1999. Serco runs it on a 25-year private finance initiative contract with the Youth Justice Board of England and Wales.

A very positive report by HM Inspector of Prisons into Ashfield was published in February 2007. Read our comments here.

We pride ourselves on providing the best possible environment for our young people. Our services and facilities include:

Education

Healthcare

Recreation

Community Links and Resettlement

Religion