Definition of Reformatory. Meaning of Reformatory. Synonyms of Reformatory

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Definition of Reformatory

Reformatory
Reformatory Re*form"a*to*ry (-t?*r?), a. Tending to produce reformation; reformative.
Reformatory
Reformatory Re*form"a*to*ry, n.; pl. -ries (-r?z). An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders. Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to reformatories instead of to prisons. --Eng. Cyc.

Meaning of Reformatory from wikipedia

- A reformatory or reformatory school is a youth detention center or an adult correctional facility po****r during the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
- The Ohio State Reformatory (OSR), also known as the Mansfield Reformatory, is a historic prison located in Mansfield, Ohio in the United States. It was...
- Elmira.[citation needed] The facility was founded in 1876 as the Elmira Reformatory and run by its controversial superintendent Zebulon Brockway. Acting...
- "Federal Reformatory for Women, School & Chapel" HABS No. WV-113-C, "Federal Reformatory for Women, Cottages" HABS No. WV-113-D, "Federal Reformatory for Women...
- the Fox River. The prison was originally known as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" (WSR). In 1972, WSR became an adult male, maximum-security prison. The...
- Courts to the reformatory did not stop until the reformatory sentence was repealed in 1994. Around 1978–80, after a major riot at the reformatory, where the...
- prison for men since 1973. The site opened as the "Eastern New York Reformatory". Its imposing main building, with medieval-style turrets and long green...
- The Lorton Reformatory, also known as the Lorton Correctional Complex, is a former prison complex in Lorton, Virginia, established in 1910 for the District...
- St. Conleth's Reformatory School was a reformatory in Daingean, County Offaly which operated from 1870 - 1973. It was run by the Missionary Oblates of...
- Kentucky State Reformatory (KSR) is a medium-security prison for adult males. The prison is located in unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, near La...