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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He was arrested and booked into a juvenile detention center on suspicion of reckless driving, unlawful flight from a pursuing law enforcement vehicle, striking fixtures on a highway, excessive speeds, criminal trespass and other charges, the release said. Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Following the end of the march, the much smaller protest formed outside the federal detention center. Madeline Armstrong, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025 The base has been used by Israel as a detention center, where a number of cases of abuse of Palestinian detainees had been reported during the war in Gaza. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025 Conflict has occurred in homes, migrant shelters, city streets, courtrooms, a detention center, and even the areas around churches, schools, and hospitals. Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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