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'Borstal' boarding schools may be in for new stretch
Nov 29 2005
Western Mail
Bold plans to revive the long-defunct Borstal system for young
offenders were outlined by a government quango yesterday.
The Youth Justice Board, which oversees the punishment of young
criminals in Wales and England, said under-18s who have been jailed
by the courts could be held in open conditions rather than under lock and key.
The YJB wants them to go to residential special schools, open
children's homes and 'therapeutic communities' instead.
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