The suspect was transferred to the detention center.
He is awaiting trial in the detention center.
He was arrested and placed in a detention center.
The defendant is being held in the detention center until the verdict.
He paid bail and was released from the detention center.
監獄 can refer broadly to any prison facility, whereas 拘置所 specifically holds suspects and defendants awaiting trial.
拘置所 holds suspects awaiting trial, while 刑務所 is a prison where convicted criminals serve their sentence.
留置所 is a small police-run holding facility for short-term detention, whereas 拘置所 is a larger Ministry of Justice facility for suspects awaiting trial.
拘置所 is specifically a detention center for suspects awaiting trial, whereas 獄中 can describe imprisonment in any facility, including after conviction.
拘置所 detains suspects awaiting trial or sentencing, whereas 収容所 is a broader term covering camps for internment, refuge, or wartime detention unrelated to criminal proceedings.
Compound of 拘置 (こうち, 'detention') and 所 (しょ, 'place'). The term is a modern legal term for a detention facility.