detention center
noun
1
: a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept for a period of time
2
: 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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Duterte’s daughter greets supporters His daughter, Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, met with supporters outside the court before Friday’s hearing and then visited him in the court’s detention center afterward.
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Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Khalil, 30, didn't attend -- after initially being held in New Jersey, he was moved to an immigration detention center in Louisiana.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Activists have claimed that the detention center is intended to break the morale and spirits of its detainees.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
At the end of the proceedings, the judge in the case remanded the girl to a youth detention center ahead of her next court hearing on April 11, the Northamptonshire Police said in a news release.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Khalil, 30, didn't attend -- after initially being held in New Jersey, he was moved to an immigration detention center in Louisiana.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Activists have claimed that the detention center is intended to break the morale and spirits of its detainees.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
At the end of the proceedings, the judge in the case remanded the girl to a youth detention center ahead of her next court hearing on April 11, the Northamptonshire Police said in a news release.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for detention center
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“Detention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detention%20center. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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