reform school

noun

reform school

noun

1

Dated A penal institution for juveniles, especially males.

And through this one small error of judgment, Elwood’s life is changed when he is sent to a reform school called Nickel.2019 July 26, Aminatta Forna, “The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead review”, in The Guardian:

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