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detainee

[dih-tey-nee, dee-tey-nee] / dɪˈteɪ ni, ˌdi teɪˈni /




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Together, the agencies paid on average about $260 for off-site care per detainee from January to October 2025, a Times analysis found.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

If a legislator is visiting for an inspection, they are now required to present privacy waivers for each detainee they want to speak with, which must be signed by the detainee.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

The properties largely weren’t zoned for detention and didn’t have working plumbing to support large detainee populations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

He and others would help a detainee with a head injury who was unable to get up to take meals.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

The detainee who is wise enough to realize this will never find any cause for complaint, but only all conceivable help, to erase the memory of what he had been accused of.

From My Life and My Efforts by Gunther Olesch




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