correctional institution

noun

plural correctional institutions

: a place where people are kept when they have been arrested and are being punished for a crime : a prison

They live within sight of a correctional institution.

Examples of correctional institution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to prosecutors, correctional officers found Collazo-Prieto with more than 50 grams of cocaine, divided among 21 plastic baggies, and one larger, unsealed plastic bag, also containing cocaine during a routine search at the correctional institution. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024

The action coincided with the ouster of the new warden from the federal correctional institution in Dublin. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024

The imperative to address this issue professionally and comprehensively is paramount in safeguarding the integrity and security of correctional institutions. —Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024

Cavalcante was noticed missing that morning about an hour after his escape after inmates returned from the exercise yard at the prison, where he was being held pending transfer to a state correctional institution. —Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023

Cavalcante was expected to be arraigned on a felony escape charge and will then be transferred to a state correctional institution, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said. —Danny Freeman, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023

Before escaping, he was set to be transferred to a state correctional institution in four weeks. —Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2023

He was sentenced to life in prison without parole last week for the fatal stabbing and was set to be transferred to a state correctional institution in four weeks, Ryan said. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2023

While that money was repaid last year, the investigation expanded to all of the state’s correctional institutions. —Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2023