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What are reformatories?

What are reformatories? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. plural of reformatory
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Given that he has spent much of his life in reformatories and prisons, he is, we're led to believe, somewhat naive about the outside world.
The government followed up on these demands in 1900 by mandating the creation of public reformatories in each prefecture.
Many reformers criticised the industrial schools and reformatories as inappropriate for dealing with problem youth.
Since all juvenile offenders are committed to public education, there are no juvenile inmates in the reformatories.
The Committee had received reports that children could be sent to reformatories for six months without any decision by a court.
Other institutions such as reformatories were built in the 20th century, when it was believed most crime in Ireland was alcohol-related.

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