detention center
Example Sentences
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I knew where they were the last time I spoke to them, they were at X detention center.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
Garces Perez says doctors couldn’t remove the bullet because it had lodged near his spine and ICE wanted to move him to a detention center, where he remains in custody.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Over the weekend, a Salvadoran immigrant being held at the notorious Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey died after experiencing a medical emergency, the second death the facility has seen since December.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
He is being held without bond at the county’s adult detention center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
It was one step away from a real juvenile detention center.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
