Juvenile Offenders mean person of young age who has committed crimes; person sent to reformatory schools.

“Juvenile offender” means an offender whom the court, after making such inquiry (if any) as may be deemed necessary, shall find to be under 16 years of age, the finding of the court in all cases being final and conclusive. [Section 5 (Expln.) of the Whipping Act, 1909]

Under Paragraph 962 of the Jail Code, a prisoner under 21 is considered as juvenile and such a prisoner should be kept separated from the adult prisoners. Under paragraph 963 of the Jail Code, the confinement of juvenile offenders in jail is objectionable for many reasons. [the Prisons Act, 1894, Section 27(2) and Jail Code.]