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Detention center
A
detention
center
, or
detention centre
, is any
location
used for detention.
Specifically
, it can mean:
A
jail
or
prison
, a
facility
in which inmates are
forcibly
confined
and
denied
a
variety
of
freedoms
under the
authority
of the state as a form of
punishment
after being
convicted
of crimes
A
structure
for
immigration detention
An
internment camp
A
youth detention center
, a
secure
prison or jail for
persons
under the
age of majority
Biology
Detention
center, a
nucleolar
detention center in
cell biology
