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

The Alabama Solution is a six-year investigation into the crisis unfolding at prisons across the southern state, discovering over 1,300 deaths of people in custody inside Alabama correctional facilities between 2019 and 2024. —Davi Merchan, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026

The data raises serious questions about the state’s ability to guarantee safety and security in its correctional facilities. —Nora Demleitner, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026

Deep distrust of institutions Many participants expressed deep distrust of mental health treatment within correctional facilities. —Helena Addison, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026

This system can be used around airports, stadiums, power plants, water treatment centers, correctional facilities, borders and other critical infrastructure. —Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

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