correctional facility

noun

plural correctional facilities

: a place where people are kept when they have been arrested and are being punished for a crime : a prison

The state's largest correctional facility is nearly full.

Examples of correctional facility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All three were arrested on charges of aiding escape and other offenses relating to a correctional facility, along with unlawful operation of an unmanned aerial device. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

In Grafton, Ohio, 16 people were transported to a hospital for treatment following a lightning strike at a correctional facility. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026

Marschalek accepted a plea bargain and was dismissed from the air force by a military judge and sentenced to two months in a correctional facility at Lakenheath. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 July 2026

From there, he will be housed at another state correctional facility and his case will be referred to Nevada County District Attorney’s Office for possible escape charges, the statement read. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

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