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detention cell

NOUN
drunk tank
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“I did not intend to do this,” she said via a video link from a detention cell, “but I understand the charges against me, and I just hope that that is also taken into account.”

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Mr Fitton, 66, was then held in an airport detention cell before being moved to prison shortly after sentencing on 6 June.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2022

Resistance guests will be thrown into a detention cell where they could run up against Kylo Ren.

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2019

Throughout the experience, guests will get thrown into a detention cell, encounter villain Kylo Ren, and then board a trackless ride system to make a hectic escape.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2019

The last time he had felt like this was back in his small detention cell.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen