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secure unit

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noun

an establishment providing secure accommodation, education and training, psychiatric help, etc for offenders and people who are mentally ill

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secure unit

The school at Kerelaw closed in 2004, but the secure unit stayed open until 2006.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024

Kerelaw opened in 1970, initially as a council-run residential unit for boys but later became co-educational, with a mixed sex secure unit added in 1983.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024

But Ms Brand said he was now making "good progress" at a secure unit where he was being held.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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

Undercover reporter Olivia Davies spent 38 days posing as a carer at Whorlton Hall, a 17-bedroom secure unit for people with complex needs.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2023

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