Detention center

Detention center

A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • detention center — index jail, penitentiary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • detention center — detention center, 1. Especially British. a reformatory. 2. a concentration camp …   Useful english dictionary

  • detention center — de tention ,center noun count 1. ) a special prison for young people 2. ) a place where people who have come into a country without permission are kept while the government decides whether they can stay …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Northwest Detention Center — is a private immigration prison located on the tide flats of the Port of Tacoma in Tacoma, Washington, USA. The prison is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.[1] The detention center opened in 2004… …   Wikipedia

  • Metropolitan Detention Center — Brooklyn MDC Metropolitan Detention Centers are federal detention facilities (prisons) operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and located throughout the United States. These facilities are considered to be administrative facilities, defined by …   Wikipedia

  • Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center — The Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center (CCJDC) is a youth detention center located in Cleveland, Ohio. It is accredited by the American Correctional Association Commission on Accreditation for Corrections. Its average daily population in… …   Wikipedia

  • Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn — The Metropolitan Detention Center located at 80 29th Street near Gowanus Bay, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on 29th Street, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, is one of several MDCs operated by the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Kamunting Detention Center — Infobox Prison prison name = Kamunting Detention Center (KEMTA) location = Kamunting,Perak Malaysia coordinates = coord|4|54|33|N|100|44|13|W|type:landmark|display=inline status = Active classification = Maximum Security capacity = opened =… …   Wikipedia

  • Sargus Juvenile Detention Center — Established in 1973, Sargus Juvenile Detention Center is one of seven juvenile detention centers in the U.S. state of Ohio. Named after Judge Edmund A. Sargus, a former juvenile court judge of Belmont County, it is located just outside St.… …   Wikipedia

  • Youth detention center — A youth detention center, also known as juvenile hall, is a prison for people from the age of responsibility, which varies by jurisdiction, to the age of majority, which also varies by jurisdiction. An offender residing in a center is… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”