detention
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The two seen in the video have been placed in pre-trial detention.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is suing the GEO Group, the private firm running the ICE detention center, demanding access.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Telephone poles covered in fundraising pleas for families whose breadwinners either rotted in faraway detention center or were sent back to their home countries.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The judge added that the lead two defendants, J and N, had already spent the equivalent of an 18-month and 16-month sentence, respectively, in detention in local authority accommodation or on curfew.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Leaving school without permission gets you detention or worse.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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