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Synonyms for «detention facility»

A "detention facility" refers to a place where people are kept temporarily against their will, usually as a form of punishment or for security purposes. It can be a jail, prison, or any other location where individuals are held under supervision, often due to legal issues or violations. Full definition
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«detention»

prison retention incarcerated jail deportation correctional prisoner custodial shelter immigration treatment interrogation juvenile bail temporary housing rehabilitation retirement police internment care correction term disposal rehab residential youth admission reception court military isolation security quarantine hospital containment storage concentration federal training intake control boarding visitation living waste justice labor emergency medical

«facility»

detention services camp center room centre staff custody confinement system area site place inmates building accommodation incarceration institutions cell quarters cage department office capacity construction conditions access imprisonment people management installations detainees arrest space release population officer program sentence complex guards charge rates time placement station unit tour industry

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Phrases with «detention facility»

Sentences with «detention facility»

  • Speaking to youth who are in detention facilities is a reminder to me that I have been called to work with all young people. (educationworld.com)
  • In late 2014, the federal departments of justice and education released a joint letter urging school officials to improve education in juvenile detention facilities. (hechingerreport.org)
  • Both find themselves in an abandoned detention facility and must work together to make it out safely. (segmentnext.com)
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