in detention

Examples (10)

• I can't go to the game because I'm in detention for being late.
• The suspect was held in detention overnight for questioning.
• Many asylum seekers are kept in detention while their cases are processed.
• The journalist has been in detention for over a year without a trial.
• She spent a total of five years in detention before being released.
• While in detention, he was denied access to his lawyer.
• If you break the rules again, you'll find yourself in detention.
• Several of the protestors arrested last week still remain in detention.
• The captured soldiers were held in detention at a secure facility.
• The report detailed the poor conditions for those held in detention.