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 death of an incarceration woman at a Connecticut correctional facility is under investigation. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026

Officials were also keeping a close eye on the fire near a Washoe County correctional facility. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Eight correctional facilities for men across the state received the suspicious mail, including Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer County. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

In Grafton, Ohio, 16 people were transported to a hospital for treatment following a lightning strike at a correctional facility. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026

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