Meaning of star up | Babel Free

Definitions

To transfer (an incarcerated juvenile offender) to an adult prison earlier than the usual age of 18 or 21.

UK, transitive

Examples

“So he lost it all when he got starred up: sent to adult prison.”

“Under 18s can occasionally be moved to the adult estate through a process known in the system as 'starring up'. Fewer than ten under 18s were moved each year between 2010 and 2012 and none in 2013.”

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