detention home

Example Sentences

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Emile Griffith grew up as a man-child at a boys’ detention home in the Virgin Islands.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2012

For Larry's own safety, he had to be kept in the detention home, even on Christmas Day.

From Time Magazine Archive

He worked somewhere else, but he stayed there at the detention home on he weekends with Lucille.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

And ie told me that the lady in charge of the detention home, a Mrs. Swerlin, and her husband were, very good people.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

But first I was going to the detention home.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey