Juvenile Detention Center

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
JDC
Pronunciation
/ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛnər/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Legislation

Examples in Context

  1. He spent time at a juvenile detention center.
  2. After leaving the juvenile detention center, Qi Qin stayed at home for a year.
  3. Edwina Nowlin, a poor Michigan resident, was ordered to reimburse a juvenile detention center $ 104 a month for holding her16-year-old son.
  4. The young gunman was tried before a juvenile court and sent to a detention center.

Other meanings of JDC