reformatory

Example Sentences

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Mariona's memory of telling this story to the youngsters in her family is blurred, she believes as a result of the psychiatric "treatment" she was forced to undergo at the reformatory.

From BBC

Archeologists estimate that nearly 100 kids died from violence and neglect over the juvenile reformatory’s century in use.

From Los Angeles Times

In the film about two teens in a reformatory school, the camera becomes the point-of-view of a couple of characters, while other characters look directly into the lens.

From Los Angeles Times

Those crimes included forcing the Krenak off their land in southeastern Minas Gerais state, where a so-called reformatory site was built.

From Seattle Times

Her rebellious nature was mainly driven by resentment at the abuse she suffered as a child and her experience in a Dublin reformatory.

From BBC