Gǎnhuàyuàn de mùdì shì ràng qīngshàonián gǎiguò zìxīn.
The purpose of a reformatory is to give youth a chance to mend their ways.
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感化 literally means ‘to influence and transform’ — the word frames these institutions as places of moral reformation rather than punishment. The modern PRC equivalent is 工读学校 (gōngdú xuéxiào, work-study school).
