reformatory; juvenile reformatory
Historical term for a correctional institution for juvenile offenders in pre-war Japan. Not used in modern legal contexts.
In pre-war Japan, juvenile offenders were housed in reformatories.
Compound of 懲治 (chōji, 'discipline, correction') and 監 (kan, 'prison, institution'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term was used in the Meiji and Taishō eras.