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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.

【譯文】看守所負責關押未審犯罪嫌疑人，以保證其出庭受審或參與其他司法程序；或關押那些短期服刑之人，直至合法釋放。看守所依照適用的聯邦、州和縣的制定法和標準，采取必要措施關押犯人。

【解釋】detention center意為“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.〔譯文：除交通肇事之外，治安法官主持的簡易審判可以做出不同的判罰，包括罰款、進入感化中心（僅限男性犯人）、緩刑、社區服務令、監禁（一般每項罪名5天以上6個月以下）、監禁緩期執行，等等。〕