Wardens are said to be having to give back TVs they have confiscated from teens for violence or bad behaviour in a 'decency' drive.
Officers in youth jails have reportedly been left stunned by the instruction - which sees sets returned to lags, including rapists and murderers.
An email from the governor of Fetham Young Offenders Institution, in west London, is said to have told staff the removal could lead to 'frustration' among the teenagers.
In the year up to March 2024 the facility saw 410 violent incidents - a rate of 488 incidents per 100 children.
It is considered to be the most violent in England and Wales, with authorities finding 343 weapons in a year - nearly one a day.
