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
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The detention center held women and children before the Biden-Harris administration canceled CoreCivic's $150 million contract in June.
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Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Boyer started to worry that the detention center might try to keep Junior overnight.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024
The facility serves as New York City’s primary federal detention center dating back to 2021.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 Sep. 2024
The two are being held in the same adult detention center, according to Descano.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Boyer started to worry that the detention center might try to keep Junior overnight.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024
The facility serves as New York City’s primary federal detention center dating back to 2021.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 Sep. 2024
The two are being held in the same adult detention center, according to Descano.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for detention center
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“Detention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detention%20center. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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