YOUNG inmates that have been jailed for violent crimes are living a life of luxury behind bars.

       Prisoners at HMP Cookham Wood, near Rochester, Kent, are treated to widescreen TVs, comfortable sofas and musical instruments while banged up inside.

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       It is hoped the plush conditions of HMP Coockham Wood will improve offender rehab

       The institution houses around 190 male offenders aged 15 to 18.

       The amenities of the “association room” include a DVD player, six guitars — electric and acoustic — and a trendy triangle-patterned wall.

       A source said: “This is far from the prisons of old that you could get.

       “The hope is that by treating inmates better, they will stay on the straight and narrow.”

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       Many are locked up for violent crimes and drug offences but they may not feel too aggrieved.

       The lounge is in a part of the jail reserved for the best behaved lags.

       It houses up to 17 people in individual rooms along with this common space.

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       HM Prison inspectors said the association room is “bright and comfortable”.

       Cookham Wood was famously the home to Moors Murderer Myra Hindley when it operated as a women’s jail.

       Serial killer Hindley and her lover Ian Brady murdered five children aged 10 to 17 in the 1960s.

       The jail was converted to a young male offenders prison in 2007.

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       It is hoped Scandinavian-inspired pen will aid prisoner reform.

       A Prison Service spokesman said: “Incentive schemes promote rehabilitation, cut crime and protect the public.”

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       Cookham Wood was home to serial killer Myra Hindley before it was converted to a young male offender institution in 2007

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