If you are referring to borstals, they were a type of youth prison in the UK for people aged between 15 and 21. They were intended to be educative rather than punitive. The first one opened in Borstal, Kent (hence the name) and were abolished in 1982.
Borstal Boy was created in 1958.
Dog Borstal - 2006 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:PG
"Borstal Boy" was written by Irish playwright and author Brendan Behan. It is an autobiographical novel based on Behan's experiences in a Borstal (reform school) in the 1940s.
Borstal Boy - 2000 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:M UK:15
"Borstal Boy" by Brendan Behan has approximately 368 pages in its paperback edition.
Louis Edward has written: 'Borstal lives'
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The cast of Borstal Boy - 2000 includes: Eva Birthistle as Liz Joyce Jim Byrne as Parson Brian de Salvo as Judge Goddard Garret Deady as Borstal Boy Darren Donohue as Borstal Boy Ronnie Drew as Customs Man Danny Dyer as Charlie Milwall William Fitzpatrick as Borstal Boy Eamon Glancy as Manning Luke Griffin as Miller Trevor Hanly as Soldier Lukas Hassel as Kydd Shawn Hatosy as Brendan Behan Luke Hayden as Alex Mark Huberman as Mac Lee Ingleby as Dale Mark Lambert as Chief Dixon Patricia Levento as Landlady Patricia Leventon as Landlady Rita Marie Lawlor as Prostitute Ian McElhinney as Verreker Keith Murtagh as Borstal Boy Viko Nikci as Jerzy Arthur Riordan as Librarian Owen Sharpe as Albert Eoin Slattery as James Michael York as Joyce
Arthur Gordon Rose has written: 'Five hundred Borstal boys'
Early life in borstal for Paul Canoville was tough, marked by violence, racism, and isolation. He faced discrimination and mistreatment, which had a lasting impact on his mental and emotional well-being. Despite the challenges, Canoville used his experiences as motivation to overcome adversity and succeed in football.
David R. Goodall has written: 'A comparison between boys in detention centres and borstal boys'
There may be some in the local Notts papers. In 1983, one of the staff was honoured with a medal (might have been an OBE) for long service and they brought a TV crew in to Stansfeld just after the change from Borstal to YCC.