juvie
Minor's holding facility
Juvie is informal for juvenile detention—a facility where minors are held for criminal offenses: He spent six months in juvie for stealing cars.
It can also refer to a young person held there: The juvies were separated from adult inmates.
The word carries a casual, streetwise tone.
Scale with lowered third
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- underageBelow legal minimum years
- youngsterPerson of tender years
teen · delinquent · offender · troubled · at-risk · first-time · repeat · youth
Unlawful taking of property
- vandalismWillful property damage
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- assaultViolent offensive act
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
trespassing · truancy · joyriding · graffiti · misdemeanor · felony · charge · arrest
Temporary official holding
- correctionalAimed at rehabilitation
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- confinementState of being restricted
- custodyProtective care or control
cellblock · warden · guard · surveillance · fence · institution · ward · intake
Complete thought, grammatically
- consequenceResult of an action
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- timeMeasured passage of moments
stint · accountability · court-ordered · mandatory · probation · house-arrest · curfew · restitution
One who creates discord
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- unrulyDifficult to control
disobedient · rowdy · hoodlum · streetwise · hardened · incorrigible · runaway
Recovery from injury/addiction
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
reintegration · second-chance · redemption · recovery · intervention · support · guidance · program
minor
Scale with lowered third
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- underageBelow legal minimum years
youngster · teen · delinquent · offender · troubled · at-risk · first-time · repeat · youth · kid
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- vandalismWillful property damage
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- assaultViolent offensive act
burglary · trespassing · truancy · joyriding · graffiti · misdemeanor · felony · charge · arrest · citation
detention
Temporary official holding
- correctionalAimed at rehabilitation
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- confinementState of being restricted
custody · cellblock · warden · guard · surveillance · fence · institution · ward · intake · release
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- consequenceResult of an action
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
time · stint · accountability · court-ordered · mandatory · probation · house-arrest · curfew · restitution
troublemaker
One who creates discord
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
- defiantOpenly resisting control
unruly · disobedient · rowdy · hoodlum · streetwise · hardened · incorrigible · runaway
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- educationSystematic development of mind
mentoring · reintegration · second-chance · redemption · recovery · intervention · support · guidance · program · parole
busted
Apprehended or broken
- imprisonmentprison, jail, prisoners, cells, captivity
- detention facilitiesjail, prison, cells, holding cell, inmates
- police slangperp, collar, bust, APB, BOLO
- youth rightschild protection, child custody, child labor laws, child support, parental consent
- juvenile detentionreform school, detention center, youth detention, delinquent, borstal
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
juviestate penitentiary
Government-run facility for serious offenders
federal prison · the pen · state prison · penitentiary · big house
- juvenile delinquentYouth who commits crimes
- juvenile detentionCustody for young offenders
- juvenile hallDetention for minors
- juvenile crimeOffenses committed by minors
- juvenile delinquencyCriminal acts by minors
- juvenile humorComedy appealing to children