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noun - formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison
BORSTAL - A borstal was a type of youth detention centre in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. In India, it is known as a borstal school. Borstals were r...
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| a custodial institution for young offenders. |
| a British reform school for youths between 16 and 22 |
| (in the past) a prison for boys who were too young to be sent to an ordinary prison |
| A custodial institution for young offenders. |
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A borstal was a type of youth detention centre in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. In India, it is known as a borstal school. * Borstals were run by HM Prison Service and were intended to reform seriously delinquent young people. The word is sometimes used loosely to apply to other kinds of youth institutions or reformatories, such as approved schools and youth detention centres. The court sentence was officially called "borstal training". Borstals were originally for offenders under 21, but in the 1930s the maximum age was increased to 23. The Criminal Justice Act 1982 abolished the borstal system in the UK, introducing youth custody centres instead. * In India, borstal schools are used for the imprisonment of minors. As of 31 December 2014, there were 20 functioning borstal schools in India, with a combined total capacity of 2,108 inmates. |