A teenager blinded a fellow inmate in one eye at Shropshire’s young offender institution by hitting him with a table leg after he was racially abused, a court heard.

Staff at Shropshire’s young offender institution waited for back-up before opening a teenager’s cell door after discovering him hanging inside, an inquest heard.

A teenager found hanged in his cell at Shropshire’s young offender institution had tried to take his own life in custody before, an inquest heard.

Four teenagers caused almost £15,000 worth of damage when they barricaded themselves in a classroom at a Shropshire young offenders institution and went on a wrecking spree, a court heard.

Thieves ransacked a home near Market Drayton before making off with their valuable haul in the owner’s car, which the robbers stole from the drive of the property, police said today.

A second adult prison is due to be created in Shropshire after officials revealed plans to convert the county’s young offenders’ institution.

Bosses of a charity-run sports centre in north Shropshire have received an apology from councillors who admitted a two-year-old report claiming it was not “fit for purpose” was out of date.

A charity which gives a free advice service to families of those who have died in custody today raised major concerns over the death of a teenager at a Shropshire young offenders’ institution.

A prisoner died after being found hanged in his cell, a Prison Service spokesman said today.

Volunteers supporting good causes across Shropshire need more help to make David Cameron’s Big Society blueprint into a reality, it was claimed today.

Letter: I have been astonished to learn the Stoke Heath prison is to have the young offenders removed from its site due to the Youth Justice Board cancelling its contract with the jail.

Shropshire’s young offenders institute could lose its unit for juveniles, and the 202 youngsters moved to two other sites, putting up to 60 jobs at risk.

An 18-year-old inmate has died in hospital after being found hanging in his cell in Shropshire, the Prison Service said.

Curtains and bedding caught fire at a young offenders’ institution in Shropshire after a TV in one of the cells blew up.

Sports chiefs have objected to plans to turn a disused north Shropshire bowling green into a children’s play area. Residents are now set to meet with Shropshire Council tonight.

Staff from Shropshire’s young offenders’ institution were today joining their peers from across the country in a strike over the introduction of new contracts.

Shropshire’s young offenders’ institution will not be immune from massive spending cuts as it tries to respond to two critical reports, north Shropshire’s MP warned today.

Major efforts are being made to reduce reoffending rates among the inmates at Shropshire’s only young offenders’ institution, prison chiefs said today.

A new report has revealed how inmates at Stoke Heath Young Offenders Intitution are joining gangs and using weapons. Also, shropshire’s roads have been hit by a spate of crashes.

Inmates at Shropshire’s young offenders institution are joining gangs and using weapons in fights while in custody, a report released today reveals.

THE FIANCEE and five-year-old daughter of a Shropshire teenager who hanged himself at a county young offenders’ institution have launched a unique bid for compensation from the Ministry of Justice.

The only young offenders institution in Shropshire is “a violent and dangerous place” where inmates gain few of the skills needed to stay out of trouble in later life, prison reform campaigners warned today.

A Shropshire young offenders institution is failing to meet the needs of young inmates, it has been revealed, in a damning report released today.

Three men who took part in a “serious” riot which caused £18,000 damage to a Shropshire young offenders’ institution were back behind bars today beginning fresh custodial sentences.

Fears have been raised for a rare falcon stolen in north Shropshire, which could die within days if not fed properly, police revealed today.

A “near-moronic” bully who murdered his cellmate at a Shropshire young offenders’ institution has failed in his bid to have his minimum jail term reduced at London’s High Court.

Fire crews were called to Shropshire’s young offenders’ institution at Stoke Heath, near Market Drayton, yesterday after an inmate allegedly started a blaze inside the building.

Money to put up a fence to prevent inmates at Shropshire’s young offenders’ institution climbing on to a rooftop and giving rise to “major incidents” has been found.

Three staff at a north Shropshire offenders’ unit were taken to hospital and several more were injured after tackling a fight involving as many as 15 inmates.

Shropshire’s young offenders institution has made “massive improvements” following a damning report 18 months ago which criticised the care of young offenders.