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

However, he was transported to another detention center on a bed-to-bed transfer order. —Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026

Advocacy groups say similar detention center projects in other parts of the country have been delayed or halted due to local opposition. —Cbs News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026

After celebrating an Ash Wednesday service with four migrants who had just arrived at a detention center near Chicago, clergy there are working with immigration authorities to set up regular visits. —Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026

But so far in Orlando, there’s no similar movement on ICE’s plans to create a detention center in a warehouse park off of State Road 528. —Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026

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