detention home


noun

a house of correction or detention for juvenile offenders or delinquents, usually under the supervision of a juvenile court.

Origin of detention home

First recorded in 1925–30

Example sentences from the Web for detention home

  • Once, he was held in the detention-home and once sent to the State Industrial school; at other times, he was placed on probation.

    The Pivot of Civilization |Margaret Sanger