Staff reported cases of inmates having to commit violence in order to pay off gambling debts, says an annual report.
Feltham Young Offenders Institution, on the edges of west London, houses young offenders aged 15 to 21"Postcode rivalries" are such a serious problem in a youth jail that some inmates say they would have to attack other gang members even if they did not know them.
Many doing time at Feltham say they would not feel safe in the same unit or classes as those from other gangs, said the Independent Monitoring Board .
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