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
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
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
Undercover reporter Olivia Davies spent 38 days posing as a carer at the 17-bedroom secure unit.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 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
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