juvenile reformatory

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• reformatory — re·for·ma·to·ry /ri fȯr mə ˌtōr ē/ n pl ries: a penal institution to which esp. young or first offenders are committed for training and reformation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. reformatory …   Law dictionary

• Reformatory — Re*form a*to*ry, n.; pl. { ries} ( r?z). An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders. [1913 Webster] Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to reformatories instead of to prisons. Eng. Cyc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• reformatory — /ri fawr meuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj., n., pl. reformatories. adj. 1. serving or designed to reform: reformatory lectures; reformatory punishments. n. 2. Also called reform school. a penal institution for reforming young offenders, esp. minors.… …   Universalium

• juvenile justice — Introduction       system of laws, policies, and procedures intended to regulate the processing and treatment of nonadult offenders for violations of law and to provide legal remedies that protect their interests in situations of conflict or… …   Universalium

• Juvenile Justice Act — The Juvenile Justice Act 1986 is the primary legal framework for juvenile justice in India. The act provides for a special approach towards the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency and provides a framework for the protection,… …   Wikipedia

• Juvenile court — A juvenile court or young offender court is a court of law having special authority to try and pass judgments for crimes committed by children or adolescents who have not attained the age of majority. In most modern legal systems, crimes… …   Wikipedia

• reformatory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reform school, juvenile detention ward, juvenile prison. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reform school, house of correction, penal institution, penitentiary, school for young delinquents, borstal (British),… …   English dictionary for students

• reformatory — A penal institution for youthful offenders where the emphasis is on reformation of the juvenile s behavior …   Black's law dictionary

• Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility — The Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility is a minimum, medium, and maximum state facility located eight miles west of Indianapolis, Indiana on Girls School Road [ [http://www.in.gov/indcorrection/facility/igs/info.htm Indiana Department of …   Wikipedia

• Ohio Reformatory for Women — The Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW) is a state prison owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in Marysville, Ohio. It opened in September 1916, when 34 female inmates were transferred from the Ohio Penitentiary …   Wikipedia

• detention in a reformatory — A punishment or measure of prevention where a juvenile offender is sentenced to be sent to a reformatory school, to be there detained for a certain period of time …   Black's law dictionary