TRUE about borstals are:: (A) Meant for ages > 15 years, (B) It comes under the children act, (C) It is governed by state inspector general for prisons, (D) A borstal sentence is usually of 5 years
Answer is C. Borstals are meant for reformation of boys over 16 years who are too difficult to be handled in a ceified school. It is somewhere between a ceified school and an adult prison. It does not come under the child act it is run by the state inspector general for prisons. Ref: Park, 21st Edition, Page 543