Comments on: Eastmoor Secure Unit

By: ray dove

ray dove — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:34:59 +0000

hi
must support phill on this one, he is spot on. I was there 61-62 boys were sent there for very minor stuff in those days, certainly no abuse and probably did me the world of good as they provided proper training and even let me go to leeds college on day release courses and night school which enabled me to get a job and work continually till I retired.

By: Phil Cave

Phil Cave — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:11:06 +0000

hi
just a thought to this topic, and answer to the comment of “Allan”.
i cannot speak as to earlier times, but i was there between 1961 and 1963, nearly three years in all, it was just an approved school, not a borstal or detention centre, it was all boys between the ages of 12 and 16, and they were not criminals, just bad boys, some had runaway from home, some had been sent there for care and protection, some for being expelled from school, fighting, drinking, and minor theft, in those days you got locked up, now you get a warning at the most.
there was no ill treatment to the “inmates”, it was strict if you did not toe the line, and you could earn your way out of there in eight to 10 months, some of us did not like to toe the line that much.
looking back on it now, i would love to go back there for a six month rest, compared to the real world it was a doddle.

By: allan

allan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:47:04 +0000

went to eastmoor today visiting a young offender,sentenced to 4 months,got lost and ended up at the old building,1 word spooky,i felt realy sad,wondering how sum of them kids who was in there were treated,proper sad,young kids ruined,and it did go on,no crb checks in them days,i hope the bastards who hurt these children are suffering now.