(US) An institution in which juvenile offenders are temporarily housed.
(US) An institution in which juvenile offenders are temporarily housed.
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A facility in which people are detained (held in custody); a jail.
(US, Massachusetts, Maryland) A prison.
A concentration camp.
(chiefly, US, formal, euphemistic) A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation.
A circular prison, especially a small local lockup or station house.