reform school

Example Sentences

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So he sat for about a year in a reform school for boys and came home with the cure.

From Salon

In 2020 he joined a number of men in suing a Pennsylvania reform school where he says he was abused.

From New York Times

He spent most of his 59 years in juvenile halls, youth camps, reform schools, county jails and state prisons.

From Los Angeles Times

Formerly the nation’s oldest reform school, Glen Mills Schools had its licenses revoked in 2019 after the state ordered the removal of all children following the Philadelphia Inquirer’s investigation detailing the alleged abuse.

From Seattle Times

An American drama from 1939 distributed to largely Black audiences, starring Louise Beavers as the progressive warden of a reform school.

From New York Times