detention center
Example Sentences
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A.S. was released from the detention center last month still limping and in pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement over conditions at the Mojave Desert detention center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The strike led to significant protests outside the Newark, New Jersey, detention center, and high-profile clashes between protesters and the guards there as well as a frenzy of attention from the national press.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Other complaints include persistently low-quality food, isolation within the facility, and frequent transfers between Delaney Hall and other facilities, which serve to prevent organizing in the detention center.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Being of simple mind, Dana probably had thought only of his unexpected good fortune as the laundry basket was loaded into the laundry truck, which was then driven out the gates of the detention center.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
