detention centre

British

noun

a place where persons (typically asylum seekers, illegal immigrants, or people awaiting trial) may be detained for short periods by order of a court

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Butyagin is currently in a detention centre in Warsaw, and a motion to release him on bail has been turned down.

From BBC

Under Thai law, offenders sentenced to three months or less may serve their term in a detention centre instead of prison.

From Barron's

"I don't know what to say. I'm free! I'm free! Finally, after one year," Kordia told reporters after emerging from the detention centre near Dallas on Monday.

From BBC

He told the UN Human Rights Council that his office had "requested the official list of those released, as well as unfettered access to several detention centres, so far without success".

From BBC

They have been held since in Baghdad's al-Karkh prison, once a US Army detention centre known as Camp Cropper, which is part of Baghdad airport's complex that has been subjected to repeated strikes.

From Barron's

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