secure unit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mr Carty said he was concerned Ms Carter was "feeling lost" as to how to look after Rhianan and had wanted her to go to a secure unit.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025
But Ms Brand said he was now making "good progress" at a secure unit where he was being held.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024
Despite a plea to bail him due to a lack of beds in a secure unit, Mr Brown was remanded to Polmont where he died in custody.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024
In 1977, legislative minutes show, lawmakers said a secure unit for civilly committed patients would open in 1978 at Idaho’s State Hospital South, replacing the prison ward.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
Former art teacher George, 73, was convicted of 39 offences while Muldoon, 69, who worked in the school's secure unit, was found guilty of 16.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022
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