juvenile detention center
noun[C]
USus/ˌdʒuː.və.nəl dɪˈten.ʃən ˌsen.t̬ɚ/uk/ˌdʒuː.vən.aɪl dɪˈten.ʃən ˌsen.tər/(UKjuvenile detention centre)atypeofprisonwhereyoungpeoplecan bekept:
Thejudgesentencedher to threemonthsat ajuveniledetentioncenter.
Synonyms
detention center
juvenile hall
- Staffat thejuveniledetentioncenterhave allcommentedon thechangesinbehaviorandoutlookof thoseyoungmen whocompletetheprogram.
- After theartistlandedhimself behindbarsin ajuveniledetentioncenter, he had all thetimein theworldtoperfecthisrapflow.
- After theassault, bothboyswereremovedto ajuveniledetentioncenter.
- Ethan will beheldin ajuveniledetentioncenter, and ajudgewilldecidewhether tocontinuetoholdhim there,bookhim in anadultjailorlethim go.
- The 14-year-old wassentencedtoconfinementin ajuveniledetentioncenteruntilage18.
Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- dungeon
- gaol
- gaoler
- halfway house
- nick
- open prison
- panopticon
- penal colony
- penitentiary
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
- the gulag
- warden
- warder
- young offender institution