Synonyms for Reformatories:
n.
•prisons (noun)tethers, jails, strongholds, straight jackets, fences, pounds, irons, stockades, Prisons, Penitentiaries, handcuffs, manacles, confines, reform schools, lockups, vises, shackles, jailhouses, coolers, cages, penal colonies, bridles, oubliettes, gaols, coops, keeps, dungeons, harnesses, collars, brigs, Pillories, Cells, pinions, Pens.
Usage examples for reformatories
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We build chapels, and feed orphans, and clothe widows, and endow reformatories and establish beds in hospitals, how? – At the Mercy of Tiberius by August Evans Wilson
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The boys from the reformatories some mere children in their teens, weep and moan, and tremble at the officer's footstep. – Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist by Alexander Berkman