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

As the Broadview detention center filled, and while federal agents moved detainees from there to jails in Indiana and Kentucky and elsewhere, habeas corpus emerged as a viable legal tool. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Detainees at the detention center have complained about being pepper-sprayed on at least two occasions, the Associated Press reported in January. — Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

She was detained for several months at a detention center in Tennessee before being brought to North Dakota to face multiple bank theft charges, according to the complaint. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Our detention center is an aging facility, with portions dating back to 1972. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

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