Kinugawa Gakuin

Japanese: きぬ川学院 - きぬがわがくいん

…It is an expansion of the target of the previous reformatory (limited to children who have committed or are at risk of committing delinquent acts) and its function (previously it was only admission). The reformatory is the successor to the reformatory and juvenile reformatory, and there are 57 facilities nationwide, of which 2 are national (Musashino Gakuin, Kinugawa Gakuin), 2 are private (Hokkaido Kategakko, Yokohama Kategakko), and the rest are public (1996). In addition, Musashino Gakuin has a training institute for reformatory staff. …

From Musashino Gakuin

...National child independence support facility (formerly known as a reformatory) for boys. Kinugawa Gakuin is a similar facility for girls. Child independence support facilities are established based on the Child Welfare Act (promulgated in 1947, partially revised in 1997) with the aim of admitting and providing education to children who have engaged in or are at risk of engaging in delinquent behavior. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kinugawa Gakuin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…従来の教護院の対象(〈不良行為をなし，または，なすおそれのある児童〉に限定)と機能(従来は〈入所〉のみ)を拡充したものである。教護院は感化院，少年教護院の後身で，全国に57施設あり，内訳は，国立2施設(武蔵野学院，きぬ川学院)，私立2施設(北海道家庭学校，横浜家庭学園)，他は公立である(1996)。なお，武蔵野学院には，教護事業職員養成所が付設されている。…