留りゅう置ち所じょ

noun

police detention cell; jail; lockup

Refers specifically to a police detention facility where suspects are held for a short period, distinct from a prison (刑務所). Often used in legal and news contexts.

See also: 留置場

• 容よう疑ぎ者しゃは留りゅう置ち所じょに移うつされた。

  The suspect was transferred to the police detention cell.

• 留りゅう置ち所じょでの生せい活かつは想そう像ぞう以い上じょうに厳きびしい。

  Life in a detention facility is harsher than one might imagine.