youth detention
Minor's correctional facility
Youth detention is the confinement of minors who have been arrested, are awaiting trial, or have been adjudicated for offenses.
A youth detention center—also called juvenile hall or informally juvie—houses young people separately from adult prisoners: He spent six months in youth detention for the robbery.
The system emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment, at least in theory.
- juvenile justiceLegal system for minors
- borstalsBritish juvenile detention centers
- juvenile courtTribunal for minor defendants
- juvenile delinquencyCriminal acts by minors
- reformatoryYouth offender institution
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- child lawchild custody, child protection, child welfare, child support, child rights
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- juvenile courtjuvenile court, juvenile justice, juvenile hall, juvenile probation, juvenile sentencing
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youth detentionstate penitentiary
Government-run facility for serious offenders
federal prison · maximum security prison · county jail · women's prison · men's prison
youth detentionfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · release · emancipation · home · community living
youth detentioncommunity outreach
Efforts to engage locals
restorative justice · diversion program · youth counseling · family support services · after-school program