detention home
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of detention home
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Police say the boy was being taken to a detention home in Chesapeake.
From Seattle Times
But I'll tell you this much: They were the kinds of things that sent kids to juvenile detention homes in upstate New York, so far away that you never saw them again.
From Literature
Children who don’t find sponsors to take them in the U.S. end up in dormitory-type detention homes.
From Washington Times
They instead arrested a 14-year-old boy and placed him in a juvenile detention home on charges of attempted murder and unlawful use of a weapon.
From Washington Times
The decision to send her to prison has been criticised given that she is a minor and should, therefore, be sent to a detention home for juveniles.
From BBC
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