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secure unit

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He was remanded in custody after being deemed a "potential risk to public safety" three days before his death because there was no space in a children's secure unit.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025

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

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

Holding someone in a secure unit is far more expensive than placing them in a house, flat or hotel room.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2023

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