reform school

• Établissement résidentiel ou école destiné à l'éducation et à la réadaptation de jeunes ayant commis des délits mineurs ou présentant des problèmes de comportement, souvent en alternative à la prison.

A type of residential institution or school designed to educate and rehabilitate young people who have committed minor crimes or have behavioral problems, often as an alternative to prison.

1. Correctional institution for minorsB2formal

   A residential institution for young people who have committed minor crimes or are considered difficult to manage, intended to reform their behavior through education and discipline.

   maison de correction

   • He was sent to a reform school after repeated truancy.
   • Reform schools aim to provide structure and education for troubled youth.
   • The old reform school has been replaced by modern juvenile detention centers.