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detention centre is a place where people, especially immigrants or refugees, are kept under custody by the government.
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- We all got a bad gut feeling when thinking of migrants being locked - up in detention centres for up to 18 months. (globaleducationmagazine.com)
- He subsequently spent time in a youth detention centre for charges related to the accident, and upon release stayed with his grandmother and a number of friends for various periods of time. (samislaw.com)
- They were sent down for transfer to jail and a youth detention centre. (theguardian.com)
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