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detention center

【英文】The Detention Center is responsible for detaining pre-trial suspected offenders to adequately assure their appearance at trial or other judicial proceedings and to hold those offenders serving short-term sentences until legally released.The Detention Center takes the necessary steps to securely maintain custody of those offenders in compliance with all applicable federal，state and county statutes and standards.

【译文】看守所负责关押未审犯罪嫌疑人，以保证其出庭受审或参与其他司法程序；或关押那些短期服刑之人，直至合法释放。看守所依照适用的联邦、州和县的制定法和标准，采取必要措施关押犯人。

【解释】detention center意为“拘留所”、“看守所”、“收容所”、青少年罪犯“感化中心”等。

再如：

Apart from motoring offences，summary trial by magistrates could lead to any of a variety of sentences.The list includes fines，detention centers（males only），probation，community service orders，imprisonment（generally five days to six months for any single offence），suspended sentences of imprisonment，and others.〔译文：除交通肇事之外，治安法官主持的简易审判可以做出不同的判罚，包括罚款、进入感化中心（仅限男性犯人）、缓刑、社区服务令、监禁（一般每项罪名5天以上6个月以下）、监禁缓期执行，等等。〕