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

Examples of detention center in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By that time, McLeod and Jennings had already moved into their new Wyandotte County house on seven-acres, a former county juvenile detention center that had been renovated into a residential home by the previous owner. —Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026

On Thursday, officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a new state-of-the-art detention center in southern Colorado. —Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 May 2026

Eichmann had already escaped an American detention center and fled through Italy to Argentina, then a haven for former Nazis. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

Andre’s mother and siblings were sent straight to the Dilley detention center, which has come under scrutiny over allegations of its treatment of children and families. —Daniella Silva, NBC news, 7 May 2026

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