detention facility

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Four were released on bond, and one remains in an ICE detention facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The Broadview processing and detention facility has become locally and nationally famous as the subject of lawsuits, investigations and public outcry over the treatment of detainees.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Walthart added that as a mother, she was concerned about safety, with a detention facility perched just a five-minute drive from the local elementary school.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Later in the evening, police officers, some on horseback, moved in on a smaller group of demonstrators around the corner from the federal detention facility.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Bella told me he’d had problems at a New Jersey detention facility for minors, where he’d been a counselor/guard—some of the kids had escaped during his watch.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover