ABOUT 200 children from two schools have been given a taste of life behind bars as part of a project designed to bring home the consequences of crime.
Pupils from Bedale High School travelled to Risedale Community College in Catterick Garrison, where classrooms had been made to resemble the inside of a prison, including a replica of a cell.
As part of the day the youngsters ate prison food, were kept segregated from friends not involved in the project and spent their breaks in a monitored exercise yard.
Paul Wilkinson, a co-ordinator with Prison-Me-No-Way, said: "These days are aimed at steering children away from crime and to promote positive life skills for the students."
Richmondshire police's Youth Action Officer, PC Gary Lewis, said: "The information gained during these crime days enables young people to understand the consequences of making the wrong choice and promotes the ideas they are learning in school."
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