juvie
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Amber, who once aspired to study art history, has managed to earn a GED in juvie and, after moving to Florida, a four-year college degree in French.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
How does someone go from a warden at juvie to being lieutenant governor?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2016
Creed begins in 1998, when Adonis Creed is an adolescent in juvie with a natural talent for taking on kids twice his size.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2015
I wonder if he has been to juvie before, but decide I don’t really care.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2012
“No, not jail. But they’d probably go to juvie court. And maybe they’ll learn a lesson that way.”
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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