remand centre

British

noun

(in Britain) an institution to which accused persons are sent for detention while awaiting appearance before a court. Until 1967 remand centres were for young people between 14 and 21 years of age

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"Chelmsford prison is used to handling people who are coming and going because it's mainly a remand centre, and so they should be used to dealing with this."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

But from the moment he was sent to a remand centre, he realised just how tough his new environment would be.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2019

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