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Imantaghavi Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Jail

Hi,

What do we call the kind of prison for teenagers?
In Iran people under 18 are sent to a kind of prison other than the one used for adults.
I wonder if there exists such a place in US or other countries?

Thank you in advance,

Iman
  

Top answer

In the USA they are called Youth Detention Centers or Juvenile Detention Centers (known colloquially as Juvie ). In the UK they're called Young Offenders' Institutions . Rover

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  • In the USA they are called Youth Detention Centers or Juvenile Detention Centers (known colloquially as Juvie ).
  • In the UK they're called Young Offenders' Institutions .
  • Rover
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In the USA they are called Youth Detention Centers or Juvenile Detention Centers (known colloquially as Juvie).

In the UK they're called Young Offenders' Institutions.

Rover
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Hi Rover,

Thank you for the helpful reply. That was great.

Regards,

Iman
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