How to Use in detention in a Sentence
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Another juvenile in detention passed around the tainted jug, according to the suit.
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James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
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Two doctors, who are experts on mental health and deaths in detention, also reviewed the report at the news organizations’ request.
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Perla Trevizo,
ProPublica,
3 July 2026
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The detainee, Geraldo Lunas Campos, had been in detention at Camp East Montana for a month by then.
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Perla Trevizo,
ProPublica,
3 July 2026
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Disabled people are disproportionately represented in detention, where inaccessible conditions, inadequate medical care, and systemic neglect put lives at risk.
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Keely Cat-Wells,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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After spending nearly eight months in detention facilities across the United States, Jose Enrique Ojeda Duarte was finally deported to his native Venezuela in early April.
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Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
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