The only Borstal school, a reformation centre meant for convicted youth in the age group of 18-21, in the state in Nizamabad is likely to be closed down due to a lack of inmates, making the ...

“We are no more bad boys, We are good boys,” these are the words written on the new uniforms of over 60 youths admitted to the Borstal School at Kakkanad. Gone are the days when inmates wore ...

The borstal school concept has outlived its purpose, and the Tamil Nadu government must consider repealing the Borstal Schools Act, a five-judge bench of the Madras high court has suggested.

CORRECTIONAL FACILITY: (Above) Inmates at the Saidapet sub-jail that was converted into a Borstal school; (right) a photo from a classroom at such a Borstal school CHENNAI: It was a petty theft ...

The Tamil Nadu police have initiated the process of notifying the Borstal school in the Puzhal prison complex as a special camp to accommodate the foreign attendees of an event conducted by ...

The Kerala State Literacy Mission (KSLM) has launched a programme to educate residents of Borstal School near the Ernakulam district jail. So far, 25 residents have signed up for the basic ...

the judge can only sentence him to a four-year stay at a borstal, a rough-and-tumble reform school for juvenile boys. Headed by a warden (Michael York) who actually takes the "reform" part ...