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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Alien 3, directed by David Fincher, sees Ripley crash land into a correctional facility.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
This package of legislation builds upon that critical investment and adds an important perspective to this work by requiring that one of the two new Commissioners is an individual who is formerly incarcerated in a correctional facility.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
It’s called the correctional facility.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 Dec. 2025
This month, Congress will consider passing the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes historic language that would give correctional facilities the authority to detect, track, and counter drones that pose a threat to public safety.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
This package of legislation builds upon that critical investment and adds an important perspective to this work by requiring that one of the two new Commissioners is an individual who is formerly incarcerated in a correctional facility.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
It’s called the correctional facility.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 Dec. 2025
This month, Congress will consider passing the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes historic language that would give correctional facilities the authority to detect, track, and counter drones that pose a threat to public safety.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
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 8 Jan. 2026.
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