juvenile detention center

[joo-vuh-nl di-ten-shuhn sen-ter, ‐-nahyl]

noun

1. a correctional facility for juvenile offenders or delinquents, often under the supervision of a juvenile court.

Word History and Origins

Origin of juvenile detention center¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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

She spent time in a juvenile detention center.

From Los Angeles Times

She becomes an object of fascination for Thomasin McKenzie’s mousy Eileen when she glides into the dreary juvenile detention center where they both work one winter, in Massachusetts 1964.

From Seattle Times

Fewer kids are being held at King County’s juvenile detention center, but those who are there are being held for longer periods, in a facility not designed for long stays and lacking in appropriate support programs, a new auditor’s report found.

From Seattle Times

In 1952, King County built a juvenile detention center one block north of Washington Hall.

From Seattle Times