holding cell

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On Friday, Waterman began experiencing a medical emergency inside the holding cell he was in at the jail, and custody staff and jail medical personnel administered aid, the agency said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

It is not clear what Andrew's guards would have been doing at this stage, or whether they would have accompanied him on the walk to his holding cell.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Maduro is currently in a holding cell in Manhattan.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

Brown also said that ICE refused to provide key details about the holding cell at the Islip courthouse.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2025

We met with him in his holding cell; he was palpably anxious.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson