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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Staffers performing routine hourly rounds at the Front Street detention center found 68-year-old Donell Duckett in physical distress shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, homicide Lt. Michael Krugh said.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Lewis is being held in the Marion County detention center and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
The 42-year-old father of three now works as a lieutenant for the GEO Group, the private contractor that runs the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
On Saturday morning, the detention center where the Uyghurs are being held was quiet.
—Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Lewis is being held in the Marion County detention center and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
The 42-year-old father of three now works as a lieutenant for the GEO Group, the private contractor that runs the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
On Saturday morning, the detention center where the Uyghurs are being held was quiet.
—Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Detention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detention%20center. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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