young offender

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They include better registration of staff in children's homes, as well as young offender institutions and secure training centres.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

But the singer has just led a music workshop behind bars, at HMP Isis, a Category C men's prison and young offender institution in south-east London.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

TikTok prankster Mizzy has been sentenced to 18 weeks' detention in a young offender institution.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

The youth focus is key because the 18- to 25-year-old population historically has the highest levels of recidivism, said Nikeya M. Chavous, who oversees young offender parole and reentry services in South Carolina.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Someone willing to give the young offender work and be responsible for him.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez