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

Rivadeneira’s husband, Elias Vera, was quickly transferred to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Folkston, a small Georgia town that sits just north of the Florida border. — Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The Lebanese Public Prosecutor's Office dispatched a team from the Central Criminal Investigation Department and arrested Issa and transferred him to the Beirut Palace of Justice detention center, said the officials. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

The Lebanese Public Prosecutor’s Office dispatched a team from the Central Criminal Investigation Department and arrested Issa and transferred him to the Beirut Palace of Justice detention center, said the officials. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

In a decades-old agreement, the city granted use of the facility as a detention center, but agents could not hold immigrants for more than 12 hours. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026

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