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.
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The federal correctional institution, which also houses accused United Healthcare CEO’s murderer Luigi Mangione, is notorious for its harsh conditions.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Under current law, no person is allowed to fly an unauthorized drone over a correctional institution, an action that can result in a $5,000 fine.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Maxwell, 63, is serving a 20-year sentence in the federal correctional institution in Tallahassee, Florida.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Maxwell is currently serving her sentence at FCI Tallahassee, a low-security federal correctional institution for women located in Florida.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Des Vignes’ 12-week creative writing program originated in one Indiana prison and has since expanded to eight correctional institutions across Indiana, Alabama, and Illinois.
—Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
The setbacks evaluated in the report would prevent operators from drilling within 2,250 feet (686 m) of most residential, education, health or correctional institutions, and halt drilling 650 feet from streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, or irrigation infrastructure.
—Georgina McCartney, Reuters, 25 Oct. 2024
Maxwell had been incarcerated in recent years at FCI Tallahassee, which is described as a low security federal correctional institution housing a total of 1,191 male and female inmates.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 30 May 2023
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Under current law, no person is allowed to fly an unauthorized drone over a correctional institution, an action that can result in a $5,000 fine.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Maxwell, 63, is serving a 20-year sentence in the federal correctional institution in Tallahassee, Florida.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Maxwell is currently serving her sentence at FCI Tallahassee, a low-security federal correctional institution for women located in Florida.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Des Vignes’ 12-week creative writing program originated in one Indiana prison and has since expanded to eight correctional institutions across Indiana, Alabama, and Illinois.
—Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
The setbacks evaluated in the report would prevent operators from drilling within 2,250 feet (686 m) of most residential, education, health or correctional institutions, and halt drilling 650 feet from streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, or irrigation infrastructure.
—Georgina McCartney, Reuters, 25 Oct. 2024
Maxwell had been incarcerated in recent years at FCI Tallahassee, which is described as a low security federal correctional institution housing a total of 1,191 male and female inmates.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 30 May 2023
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“Correctional institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correctional%20institution. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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