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
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Lior Akerman was the first Shin Bet investigator to interrogate Amir at the detention center where he was being held after the assassination.
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Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The post is correct that Biden campaigned in 2020 on a promise to shut down the detention center, which has not happened.
—Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Her 13-year-old son, Teddy, interviewed for a spot at Shrub Oak from a juvenile detention center after a violent outburst landed him in custody.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 8 May 2024
Four other teens also held at the detention center served chicken wings, carrots, cupcakes and snacks.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024
The Brazilian film, based on a screenplay by Caetano and Gabriel Domingues, centers on 18-year-old Wellington, who has been released from a juvenile detention center.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2024
The car finally stopped at a local detention center.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Simpson joined a street gang as a teen and was briefly incarcerated at a juvenile detention center.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Construction has not yet started on what could become the world’s tallest jail, a 300-foot-tall tower on a site in Manhattan’s Chinatown where the remnants of a former detention center still stand.
—Mable Chan, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The post is correct that Biden campaigned in 2020 on a promise to shut down the detention center, which has not happened.
—Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Her 13-year-old son, Teddy, interviewed for a spot at Shrub Oak from a juvenile detention center after a violent outburst landed him in custody.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 8 May 2024
Four other teens also held at the detention center served chicken wings, carrots, cupcakes and snacks.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024
The Brazilian film, based on a screenplay by Caetano and Gabriel Domingues, centers on 18-year-old Wellington, who has been released from a juvenile detention center.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2024
The car finally stopped at a local detention center.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Simpson joined a street gang as a teen and was briefly incarcerated at a juvenile detention center.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Construction has not yet started on what could become the world’s tallest jail, a 300-foot-tall tower on a site in Manhattan’s Chinatown where the remnants of a former detention center still stand.
—Mable Chan, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Detention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detention%20center. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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