Collocations for detention - noun

arbitrary
Opponents of the regime had been subject to arbitrary detention.

pretrial
indefinite
If found guilty, she could face indefinite detention.

illegal
incommunicado (esp. AmE)
preventive
Suspects were placed in preventive detention.

military

be in, remain in
147 of the illegal immigrants remain in detention.

hold sb in, place sb in, sentence sb to
He was held in detention from 1991 to 2001.
They were sentenced to 12 months' detention.

authorize
Only Congress can authorize such detentions.

be subject to, face
receive
release sb from
challenge
Prisoners have the right to challenge their detentions.

serve
Lawyers argued that she should be allowed to serve her detention in her home country.

give
Any student caught smoking would be given detention immediately.

be sent to (AmE), go to (AmE), have
My first day of school, and I have detention.

camp, centre/center, facility
area, cell, hall, room
operations (esp. AmE)
policy

in detention
She spent 18 years in detention.

under detention
He made the confession while under detention.

a period of detention, a term of detention
The judge will set the period of detention.