George Junior Republic (Pennsylvania)

[1] George Junior Republic houses, schools, and disciplines 500 high school-aged boys from troubled backgrounds.

George Junior Republic uses a behavior/education treatment model and provides psychological testing, psychiatric evaluation, education, vocational training, recreation and athletics to delinquent youth.

The original George Junior Republic was founded in Freeville, New York, in 1895 as a self-governing colony requiring payment in labor for all that they received.

"The George Junior Republic was run like a small village where the residents where engaged in self-supporting enterprizes and administered their own laws.

"[2] In 1910 George was forced to sever ties with the Freeville Junior Republic and make his home elsewhere after allegations of misconduct arose regarding his treatment of female citizens.

[4] The judges strongly condemned his "theory" of paternalism which allowed him to treat women and citizens of the republic "without regard to the rules and usages of common life and civilized society.

The normal daily routine[6] was to be up at 6:30 a.m. and down into the basement to take care of individual hygiene, then eat breakfast and off to work detail or school.