<prompt> TRUE about borstals are:Meant for ages 15 yearsIt comes under the children actIt is governed by state inspector general for prisonsA borstal sentence is usually of 5 years  <response>: Borstals are meant for reformation of boys over 16 years who are too difficult to be handled in a ceified school. It is somewhere between a ceified school and an adult prison. It does not come under the child act it is run by the state inspector general for prisons. Ref: Park, 21st Edition, Page 543 