reformatories in English
noun
1
an institution to which youthful offenders are sent as an alternative to prison; a reform school.
Smith's workshops on songwriting, vocals and harmonica take him throughout his home state of Victoria and the rest of the country, into schools, prisons, reformatories , music stores - and ABC studios.
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1. 1 A few children's homes have been opened but they also double as reformatories for young offenders.