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borstalIn the UK, formerly a place of detention for offenders aged 15-21, first introduced in 1908. From 1983 borstal institutions were officially known as youth custody centres, and have been replaced by young offender institutions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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BORSTAL BOY: Based on Irish writer Brendan Behan's time spent in an English boy's prison during World War II. Based on celebrated Irish writer Behan's classic accounts of his years in the Borstal reform institution during World War II, Borstal Boy traces the peculiar luck of a 16-year-old flunky terrorist who repeatedly manages to save his neck while all those near and dear to him are losing theirs. Borstal Boy: Sixteen-year-old IRA member goes to reform school during World War II. |
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