young offender institution

British

noun

Former names: borstal. youth custody centre. (in Britain) a place where offenders aged 15 to 21 may be detained and given training, instruction, and work

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Smith operated under several fake company names, alongside his son Joseph, 18, who also pleaded guilty and was given a 20-month custodial sentence in a young offender institution, suspended for 23 months.

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Shah and Comrie will both be jailed while Ogunnubi-Sime was sent to a young offender institution.

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In the documentary, called Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis, the Hollywood star meets a 17-year-old boy at Feltham young offender institution who first began carrying a blade when he was 13.

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The younger boy, 15, appeared first by videolink from Feltham Young Offender Institution and spoke only to confirm his identity.

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At Nottingham Crown Court, Osaseri was sentenced to eight years in a young offender institution, after admitting wounding with intent, theft from a person, possession of a knife in a public place and possession of a Class B drug with intent to supply.

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