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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Eleven people were stabbed inside a juvenile detention center in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx on Sunday, police said.
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Elle McLogan, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Abbas said Abu Safiya was first held in Sde Teiman detention center, in the Negev desert and then in Ofer Prison in the West Bank.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 June 2026
Environmental organizations that have filed lawsuits against the state and federal governments for failing to follow federal environmental regulations in building the detention center are also skeptical of what ICE is saying.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
To address those concerns, voters approved extending a public safety sales tax that will be used to fund the construction of a permanent detention center.
—Dylan Lysen
june 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
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Elle McLogan, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Abbas said Abu Safiya was first held in Sde Teiman detention center, in the Negev desert and then in Ofer Prison in the West Bank.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 June 2026
Environmental organizations that have filed lawsuits against the state and federal governments for failing to follow federal environmental regulations in building the detention center are also skeptical of what ICE is saying.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
To address those concerns, voters approved extending a public safety sales tax that will be used to fund the construction of a permanent detention center.
—Dylan Lysen
june 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
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“Detention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detention%20center. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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