detention

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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

He said detention facilities were necessary to detain people so they could be guaranteed due process.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“These last few months with her are precious, and we are terrified that his detention will prevent him from being by her side during this incredibly difficult time,” the sisters wrote on the site.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

One of Senegal's points of contention is the detention of 18 Senegalese football fans in Morocco for more than two months now.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Department of Justice’s Bureau of Statistics in 2006, the United States spent a record $185 billion for police protection, detention, judicial, and legal activities in 2003.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander