secure unit

British

noun

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

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The boy is expected to be sent to a secure unit for young people or what was described as a "place of safety".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 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

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

The Scotsman reported that social workers and the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration wanted William to remain in the children's hearing system and be placed in a secure unit - but there were no places available.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2022

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