youth custody

noun

1. (in Britain) a sentence of from four to eighteen months' detention passed on a person aged 15 to 21

Example Sentences

An assessment established Kesete’s correct date of birth and she was transferred from youth custody to Hydebank Women’s Prison.

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Youth Justice Minister Nic Dakin said the new Labour government had inherited a system "in crisis" but was now "working towards a clear strategy for youth custody reform".

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He was remanded into youth custody ahead of a pre-trial hearing on 25 October and a provisional six-week trial date has been set for January.

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The Youth Custody Service said at the time that "immediate" changes had been made.

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She says a youth custody regime with no external scrutiny had, in effect, been enabled at Whitefield.

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