detention home

[ dih-ten-shuhn hohm ]

noun

1. juvenile detention center ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of detention home¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Police say the boy was being taken to a detention home in Chesapeake.

From Seattle Times

But I'll tell you this much: They were the kinds of things that sent kids to juvenile detention homes in upstate New York, so far away that you never saw them again.

From Literature

Children who don’t find sponsors to take them in the U.S. end up in dormitory-type detention homes.

From Washington Times

They instead arrested a 14-year-old boy and placed him in a juvenile detention home on charges of attempted murder and unlawful use of a weapon.

From Washington Times

The decision to send her to prison has been criticised given that she is a minor and should, therefore, be sent to a detention home for juveniles.

From BBC