Detention center

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A detention center is an official location used for the detention or holding of people who are criminals, immigrants, suspects or members of an enemy. It can refer to a jail or prison, where people are held before before trial, a temporary holding centre where immigrants are kept before a decision is made regarding as visa, or an internment or concentration camp where foreign nationals are kept in the time of war.