Detention may refer to: Types of detention Detention (imprisonment), imprisonment of someone guilty or suspected of a crime Detention basin, an artificial flow control structure that is used to contain flood water for a limited period of time Immigration detention, imprisonment of an unauthorised person entering a country Preventive detention, detention intended to prevent criminal acts Remand (detention), the keeping in custody of an arrested person awaiting adjudication School detention, a form of punishment used in schools Film and television Detention (2003 film), an American action film directed by Sidney J. Furie Detention (2010 film), an American horror film starring Preston Jones and David Carradine Detention (2011 film), an American horror film directed by Joseph Kahn and starring Josh Hutcherson Detention (2019 film), a Taiwanese horror film set during the White Terror, based on the video game of the same name Detention (American TV series), a 1999–2000 American animated TV series Detention (Taiwanese TV series), a 2020 Taiwanese TV series based on the video game "Detention" (Cold Case episode), an episode of the television series Cold Case Other uses Detention (video game), a Taiwanese horror game set during the White Terror "Detention", a song by Melanie Martinez from her 2019 album K-12 Detention, Tasmania, a locality in Australia See also Custody (disambiguation) Detention center (disambiguation) Detonation (disambiguation) Involuntary commitment Prison