These are Government Acts and Judgements containing Young Offender Institutes of the past Information.
Click the Pic - Armagh Prison.
In the late 1960's, the prison population in Northern Ireland was below 700. Belfast was the male remand and sentenced prison. Armagh Prison held remand and sentenced females and also contained the closed Borstal Unit.
Click the Pic - Rotchdale classroom.
Click the Pic - Millisle.
Millisle was the open Borstal and a small adult First Offender Unit for short term prisoners was situated at Castledillon, near Armagh. All of these establishments have been replaced.
The onset of the period of civil unrest, commonly referred to as 'the troubles', produced an upsurge in the prison population. This grew steadily until 1979 when it reached a peak of 3,000 (sentenced and remand prisoners). Since then, the population has steadily fallen to around 1200 prisoners.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 1960 SECTION 12 Discontinuance of use of term Borstal.
Borstal in Ireland: Custodial provision for the young adult offender 1906-1974
History of the BC Borstal Association
Penal harm
Custodial sentence
Prison sexuality
Reformatory_cane
Borstal in Ireland: Custodial provision for the young adult offender 1906-1974
Runkerry House was no longer needed as an old people's residence and it was subsequently leased to Rathgael and Whiteabbey School and was used thereafter as an outdoor pursuit centre for inmates of the young offenders centre. This usage stopped in 1994
Industrial Schools History
BBC UK New proposals for justice schemes Present day: Police must be involved in new schemes.
BBC UK New proposals for justice schemes Present day: Police must be involved in new schemes.
Dr. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department publish reports. Report is published biannually. Northern Ireland Office.Rathgael and Whiteabbey Training Schools Management Board (in this report STILL NO REPORTS IN AUDIT! table at bottom of page in link.)Published 1997
DAYS IN LIFE. Blogspot. Revealing the horrors of abuse in Ireland's Child Care Institutions during the 20th Century.
DAYS IN LIFE. Blogspot. Revealing the horrors of abuse in Ireland's Child Care Institutions during the 20th Century.
BORSTAL APPROVED's The Criminal Justice Act 1982 abolished the borstal system.
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Click the Pic - Armagh Prison.
In the late 1960's, the prison population in Northern Ireland was below 700. Belfast was the male remand and sentenced prison. Armagh Prison held remand and sentenced females and also contained the closed Borstal Unit.
Click the Pic - Rotchdale classroom.
Click the Pic - Millisle.
Millisle was the open Borstal and a small adult First Offender Unit for short term prisoners was situated at Castledillon, near Armagh. All of these establishments have been replaced.
The onset of the period of civil unrest, commonly referred to as 'the troubles', produced an upsurge in the prison population. This grew steadily until 1979 when it reached a peak of 3,000 (sentenced and remand prisoners). Since then, the population has steadily fallen to around 1200 prisoners.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 1960 SECTION 12 Discontinuance of use of term Borstal.
Borstal in Ireland: Custodial provision for the young adult offender 1906-1974
History of the BC Borstal Association
Penal harm
Custodial sentence
Prison sexuality
Reformatory_cane
Borstal in Ireland: Custodial provision for the young adult offender 1906-1974
Runkerry House was no longer needed as an old people's residence and it was subsequently leased to Rathgael and Whiteabbey School and was used thereafter as an outdoor pursuit centre for inmates of the young offenders centre. This usage stopped in 1994
Industrial Schools History
BBC UK New proposals for justice schemes Present day: Police must be involved in new schemes.
BBC UK New proposals for justice schemes Present day: Police must be involved in new schemes.
Dr. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department publish reports. Report is published biannually. Northern Ireland Office.Rathgael and Whiteabbey Training Schools Management Board (in this report STILL NO REPORTS IN AUDIT! table at bottom of page in link.)Published 1997
DAYS IN LIFE. Blogspot. Revealing the horrors of abuse in Ireland's Child Care Institutions during the 20th Century.
DAYS IN LIFE. Blogspot. Revealing the horrors of abuse in Ireland's Child Care Institutions during the 20th Century.
BORSTAL APPROVED's The Criminal Justice Act 1982 abolished the borstal system.
Click Here to email webmistress.
Borstal in Ireland: Custodial provision for the young adult offender 1906-1974
History of the BC Borstal Association
Penal harm
Custodial sentence
Prison sexuality
Reformatory_cane
Borstal in Ireland: Custodial provision for the young adult offender 1906-1974
Runkerry House was no longer needed as an old people's residence and it was subsequently leased to Rathgael and Whiteabbey School and was used thereafter as an outdoor pursuit centre for inmates of the young offenders centre. This usage stopped in 1994
Industrial Schools History
BBC UK New proposals for justice schemes Present day: Police must be involved in new schemes.
BBC UK New proposals for justice schemes Present day: Police must be involved in new schemes.
Dr. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department publish reports. Report is published biannually. Northern Ireland Office.Rathgael and Whiteabbey Training Schools Management Board (in this report STILL NO REPORTS IN AUDIT! table at bottom of page in link.)Published 1997
DAYS IN LIFE. Blogspot. Revealing the horrors of abuse in Ireland's Child Care Institutions during the 20th Century.
DAYS IN LIFE. Blogspot. Revealing the horrors of abuse in Ireland's Child Care Institutions during the 20th Century.
BORSTAL APPROVED's The Criminal Justice Act 1982 abolished the borstal system.