correctional institution

noun

plural correctional institutions

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

They live within sight of a correctional institution.

Examples of correctional institution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The initiative already has identified burial sites and cemeteries tied to 40 youth correctional institutions in 29 states, with more than 1,000 children identified to date, leaders said. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Some, including the state correctional institutions in Cambridge Springs, Dallas, Laurel Highlands, Muncy, Waymart and Huntingdon, the oldest continuously running correctional facility in Pennsylvania, have partial or very limited air conditioning. — Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

He was previously incarcerated at the Fort Dix correctional institution. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026

Patients who are inmates and have decision-making capacity can make all medical decisions, including end of life decisions, but the correctional institution may limit options based on costs. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for correctional institution

• ablution
• aleutian
• confucian
• dilution
• elution
• locution
• pollution
• solution
• volution
• absolution
• allocution
• attribution