reformatory

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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 • Nov. 15, 2025

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 • Dec. 17, 2024

One student received clemency and was released a few months after the reformatory closed.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022

This reformatory housed youngsters who had been convicted of theft, truancy or ill-disciplined – the types of children whose parents didn't want to know, outcasts.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2022

Impertinence to a teacher was almost a reformatory offense in Brooklyn.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith