ALT 60% of children were sentenced and 35% said they had a disability. More children felt unsafe and fewer said they were currently attending education than last year. Most sites were unable to break out of a vicious cycle of conflict leading to children being locked in their cells for long periods of time. This led to frustration and ultimately higher levels of violence when they were unlocked. Many of the children who felt unsafe had good reason to be scared: 89% reported experiencing victimisation from other children, 74% said they had been victimised by staff, 85% said they experienced verbal abuse from other children, around half (52%) had been physically assaulted by other children and nearly a quarter (24%) reported being forced to assault other children. 51% of children felt cared for by staff, only 31% of children would tell staff if they were being victimised by other children and 52% of children said being in custody made them less likely to offend in the future.