juvenile hall
Staff at the juvenile detention center have all commented on the changes in behavior and outlook of those young men who complete the program.
After the artist landed himself behind bars in a juvenile detention center, he had all the time in the world to perfect his rap flow.
After the assault, both boys were removed to a juvenile detention center.
Ethan will be held in a juvenile detention center, and a judge will decide whether to continue to hold him there, book him in an adult jail or let him go.
The 14-year-old was sentenced to confinement in a juvenile detention center until age 18.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Prisons & parts of prisons
approved school
Bastille
boot camp
borstal
brig
gaol
gaoler
halfway house
HMP
nick
open prison
panopticon
penal colony
penitentiary
straightjacket
the gulag
wardenship
warder
young offender institution
youth custody