detention center

noun

: a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept for a period of time

: a place where people who have committed crimes are kept as punishment

She spent several months in a detention center for women.

a juvenile detention center

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Among the domestic violence cases that have ended without a trial was the assault charge against the superintendent of a state youth detention center. —

Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2024 The detention center was short-staffed, with only five deputies on duty on April 29, 2022. —

Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024 Colin Gray is being held in the Barrow County jail and his son is being held in a juvenile detention center in Gainesville, the Associated Press reported. —

Juliette Arcodia, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024 No one was injured, and the young driver was booked into a juvenile detention center. —

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