detention cell
Small jail room
A detention cell is a small, secure room where people are held in custody, typically at police stations, courts, or immigration facilities.
Unlike prison cells for long-term incarceration, detention cells are designed for temporary confinement—holding someone awaiting arraignment, transfer, or processing: They kept him in a detention cell overnight.
Detention facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- gaolPlace of incarceration
dungeon · brig · custody · confinement · remand · pretrial · booking · arraignment
Capacity exceeded dangerously
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- inhumaneCallously causing suffering
- squalidExtremely dirty and neglected
damp · cold · concrete · fluorescent · bunk · mattress · toilet · sink
Metal bonds for prisoners
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- leg ironsAnkle shackles for prisoners
fetters · cuffs · restraints · straitjacket · immobilization · bound · confined · restricted
Existing alone, apart
- segregationForced separation by group
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- confinementState of being restricted
- isolation unitEnclosed space preventing spread
the hole · sensory deprivation · windowless · cramped · sparse · bare walls · cot · bucket
Rods, taverns, or measures
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- steel doorReinforced metal entryway
- reinforcedMade more resistant
surveillance · CCTV · monitoring · checkpoint · guard station · perimeter · barbed wire · fence
jail
Detention facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
gaol · dungeon · brig · custody · confinement · remand · pretrial · booking · arraignment · inmate
overcrowding
Capacity exceeded dangerously
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- inhumaneCallously causing suffering
squalid · damp · cold · concrete · fluorescent · bunk · mattress · toilet · sink · commissary
shackles
Metal bonds for prisoners
leg irons · fetters · cuffs · restraints · straitjacket · immobilization · bound · confined · restricted · subdued
solitary
Existing alone, apart
- segregationForced separation by group
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- confinementState of being restricted
isolation unit · the hole · sensory deprivation · windowless · cramped · sparse · bare walls · cot · bucket · silence
bars
Rods, taverns, or measures
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- steel doorReinforced metal entryway
reinforced · surveillance · CCTV · monitoring · checkpoint · guard station · perimeter · barbed wire · fence · watchtower
- prisonsprison, inmates, prisons, prisoner, prison officers
- confinement cellsdungeon, brig, lockup, cage, pen
- military prisonsmilitary prison, military brig, brig, stockade, Leavenworth
- cellsmitosis, meiosis, plasma membrane, chloroplast, vacuole
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- military facilitiesmilitary base, command center, army base, air force base, headquarters
detention cellfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free world · release · emancipation · open air
detention cellsanctuary
Protected sacred space
refuge · safe haven · dwelling · homestead · living room
detention cellopen field
Unenclosed outdoor space
wide open spaces · open air · wilderness · public square · plaza
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