detention cell
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The system came in for blistering criticism after the death of a Sri Lankan migrant in a detention cell.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021
CBP also began using some of the detention cell space inside the courthouse — jail cells normally run by the Marshals Service — to detain and question suspects, according to officials familiar with the matter.
From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2020
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
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