detention center

noun

: a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept for a period of time

: 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 He was taken to a juvenile detention center, and authorities said more charges are possible. —

Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024 Pryor escaped last Wednesday when staff from the juvenile detention center where he was being held took him to the hospital with a hand injury. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024 She was sent back to the detention center the same day. —

Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2024 After more than two months apart, Ivan was released from a Georgia detention center, according to MPR News. —

Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for detention center

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