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Chris Grayling backs a return to borstals for youth offenders

A TORY project to take Britain back to borstals horrified human rights campaigners and MPs alike yesterday over its use of violence to “discipline” children.

Justice Minister Chris Grayling touted detailed plans for an £85 million “secure college” in Leicestershire as part of his sweeping changes to the justice system.

The prison is expected to hold up to 320 offenders between the ages of 12 and 17, with Mr Grayling insisting it represented a shift away from the “traditional environment of bars on windows.”

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