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 Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) will conduct comprehensive, periodic inspections of all correctional facilities.
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Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
On April 15, Gutierrez-Reed received the maximum sentence of 18 months of incarceration at a New Mexico women's correctional facility.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
In Sing Sing, a group inside an infamous maximum security correctional facility finds purpose by acting together in a theater troupe.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
According to a release sent out by Indiana State Police, Phillip M. Lee, identified by the Madison County Coroner, was found unresponsive in his cell by staff at the correctional facility a little past 12:30 a.m. on Thursday.
—Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2024
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Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
On April 15, Gutierrez-Reed received the maximum sentence of 18 months of incarceration at a New Mexico women's correctional facility.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
In Sing Sing, a group inside an infamous maximum security correctional facility finds purpose by acting together in a theater troupe.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
According to a release sent out by Indiana State Police, Phillip M. Lee, identified by the Madison County Coroner, was found unresponsive in his cell by staff at the correctional facility a little past 12:30 a.m. on Thursday.
—Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2024
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“Correctional facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correctional%20facility. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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