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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The receiver’s assistant deputy medical executive helps make sure health care services at correctional facilities are safe, high quality and constantly improving.
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Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The right to carry — either open or concealed — also does not extend to police stations, courthouses or correctional facilities.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The bill would task the state’s attorney general with establishing the guidelines to determine unreasonably excessive prices for captive consumers, such as at airports, hospitals, sporting events, large festivals or in correctional facilities.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
The institution this time, however, is an American correctional facility, and the focus of the story is the relationship that forms between two Black criminals, both convicted of serious crimes.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
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Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The right to carry — either open or concealed — also does not extend to police stations, courthouses or correctional facilities.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The bill would task the state’s attorney general with establishing the guidelines to determine unreasonably excessive prices for captive consumers, such as at airports, hospitals, sporting events, large festivals or in correctional facilities.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
The institution this time, however, is an American correctional facility, and the focus of the story is the relationship that forms between two Black criminals, both convicted of serious crimes.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for correctional facility
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“Correctional facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correctional%20facility. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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