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.
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In her dream, Rue wakes up and, while watching TV, sees a report about a manhunt underway following the escape of an inmate from a correctional facility.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 May 2026
In 2016, the city enacted Local Law 84, becoming the first jurisdiction in the country to require free menstrual products in public schools, shelters, and correctional facilities.
—Gale Brewer, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Hernández has performed with the Public’s Mobile Unit initiative, which mounts free productions across the city’s five boroughs, at parks, community centers, and correctional facilities, and Aikens has participated in a similar program.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 20 May 2026
The correctional facility formerly known as San Quentin State Prison housed some of the Golden State’s most notorious inmates, including cult leader Charles Manson and serial killers Richard Ramirez and William Bonin.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 May 2026
In 2016, the city enacted Local Law 84, becoming the first jurisdiction in the country to require free menstrual products in public schools, shelters, and correctional facilities.
—Gale Brewer, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Hernández has performed with the Public’s Mobile Unit initiative, which mounts free productions across the city’s five boroughs, at parks, community centers, and correctional facilities, and Aikens has participated in a similar program.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 20 May 2026
The correctional facility formerly known as San Quentin State Prison housed some of the Golden State’s most notorious inmates, including cult leader Charles Manson and serial killers Richard Ramirez and William Bonin.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
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“Correctional facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correctional%20facility. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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