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

But for the last five months, Calderón has spent his days inside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Folkston, Ga. — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

As for the three witnesses being held in a detention center, Teare’s access to them had been restricted. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit seeks to invalidate a new state law requiring more frequent detention center inspections, and the first hearing in the case was last month. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026

Then, in about a week's time, Howard County Council passed a private immigration detention center ban that was quickly signed into law. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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