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 news organizations separately reviewed more than 160 emergency calls, as well as records and interviews with staff and government officials familiar with the detention center.
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Perla Trevizo,
ProPublica,
3 July 2026
The family of Geraldo Lunas Campos is suing detention center operators and guards over his death.
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Douglas MacMillan,
Washington Post,
2 July 2026
The play, written and performed by Osorio, focuses on a man returning to his Georgia hometown, a once-thriving community that is now financially dependent for survival on a massive immigrant detention center.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
The Miramar field office is not designed to be a long-term detention center, like the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County.
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Vera Lucia Pappaterra,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
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Perla Trevizo,
ProPublica,
3 July 2026
The family of Geraldo Lunas Campos is suing detention center operators and guards over his death.
—
Douglas MacMillan,
Washington Post,
2 July 2026
The play, written and performed by Osorio, focuses on a man returning to his Georgia hometown, a once-thriving community that is now financially dependent for survival on a massive immigrant detention center.
—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
The Miramar field office is not designed to be a long-term detention center, like the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County.
—
Vera Lucia Pappaterra,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
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 7 Jul. 2026.
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