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

Yet some of the most harmful practices inside correctional facilities do not neatly appear in policies or records. — Justyna Rzewinski, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026

The Bent County Correctional Facility is located 85 miles east of Pueblo and opened in 1993 as the first private correctional facility in the State of Colorado, according to the DOC's website. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 7 June 2026

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. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 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

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