secure unit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The judge, Lord Harrower, deferred sentence on the youth for the preparation of a report until next month at the High Court in Dundee, and he will be detained in a secure unit until then.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
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
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
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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