juvenile detention center
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of juvenile detention center
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The prison, run by Wackenhut Corrections Corporation—a precursor of GEO—was a 276-bed juvenile detention center called the Jena Juvenile Justice Center.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025
The juvenile detention center still looms one block north, standing like a numbed face, an architectural and cultural counterpoint to the expressive life in Washington Hall.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
The girl is being held in Guyana's juvenile detention center and the charges against her were formalized during a virtual hearing in Magistrate's Court.
From Reuters • May 29, 2023
In 1997, Ms. Godfrey was in her hometown, Victoria, British Columbia, where her novel was set, researching a juvenile detention center, because her troubled heroine would spend time in one.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022
It was one step away from a real juvenile detention center.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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