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

Thomas Gross during the July 4, 2025, incident at the detention center. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

He is being housed at a juvenile detention center pending extradition to Philadelphia. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

The family of Geraldo Lunas Campos is suing detention center operators and guards over his death. — Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 2 July 2026

The news organizations separately reviewed more than 160 emergency calls, as well as records and interviews with staff and government officials familiar with the detention center. — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026

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