Why Did Redbank Secure Unit Close?

The unit closed in May 2015. In 1990, when it housed 26 boys and young men convicted of serious crimes including murder, rape and arson, John Evans, the local member of parliament, described its work as "excellent and valuable" and said, "The special unit is not a harsh place, but it has rules that must be adhered to.

When did Redbank secure unit close?

A number of items, including pool tables, electrical items, sofas, clothing and board games, were left inside when Red Bank closed in 2015. Since 1965 the centre, one of several English Local Authority Secure Children's Homes, has housed a number of the most notorious figures in British criminal history.

What secure unit was Robert Thompson in?

And even by 2000, top child psychiatrist Sir Michael Rutter claimed the risk posed by Venables on his release was "trivial". But when Venables was recalled to jail in 2010, it emerged Thompson had done well at Barton Moss secure unit, in Eccles, Lancs, showing a growing interest and talent in art.