reform school
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The Ohio-born musician entered a reform school in Michigan at 9 years old and spent the following two decades in and out of correctional facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
The actor stars alongside Tracey Ullman and Emily Watson in a film that follows the weary employees and difficult students of an English reform school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Hundreds of boys, many with troubled backgrounds, were sent to the reform school on the border of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire by local authorities across England.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
Keep in mind I had worked in a reform school for girls!
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2024
He came out of reform school as innocent of viciousness as he was of fractions and long division.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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