as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
threatened to take correctional measures if the household chores were not done the state's largest correctional institution
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Recent Examples of correctional
But the Idaho Department of Correction aims to limit direct participation from correctional officers, agency spokesperson Blake Lopez told the Idaho Statesman.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
Republicans on the committee presented three charts that showed spikes in inmate assaults — on both other inmates and correctional staff — and inmate homicides.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
One correctional officer refused to cut the tether until a supervisor was present.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Their presence meant a correctional officer had to smuggle them in, and a prison gang may have benefited by charging a tax on it, commissioner Robert Barton told Erik Menendez.
—Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
The employee, identified in court filings as Marerllis Nix, was employed at FMC Carswell until 2021 as a correctional recreation specialist.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
Chinweze is the second former correctional officer to be found guilty of raping women inside the Indiana Women's Prison in the past year.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
Republicans on the committee presented three charts that showed spikes in inmate assaults — on both other inmates and correctional staff — and inmate homicides.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
One correctional officer refused to cut the tether until a supervisor was present.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Their presence meant a correctional officer had to smuggle them in, and a prison gang may have benefited by charging a tax on it, commissioner Robert Barton told Erik Menendez.
—Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
The employee, identified in court filings as Marerllis Nix, was employed at FMC Carswell until 2021 as a correctional recreation specialist.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
Chinweze is the second former correctional officer to be found guilty of raping women inside the Indiana Women's Prison in the past year.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctional
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In the spring, investors were worried the Department of Justice’s monopoly ruling meant that the search giant would be forced into a breakup that would be undoubtedly punitive, Cramer said.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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The suit, served on Sharp last week, seeks unspecified punitive and compensatory damages and reimbursement for attorney’s fees.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Former warden Randall Hepp and eight other workers at Waupun were charged with misconduct in office and abuse of residents of a penal facility related to the deaths of Maier and another prisoner.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Joshua Anderson, who worked at Northeast Correctional Complex in Mountain City until February 2024, was indicted in September on charges of bringing contraband into a penal facility, official misconduct and bribery of a public servant.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
10 Aug. 2025
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The fine is certainly a drop in the bucket for the entertainment giant, but the corrective measure is certainly a win for data privacy.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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In such a scenario, reminiscent of the ‘70s, if the Fed loosens policy prematurely, inflation could spike, leading to the painful corrective measures seen under Powell’s predecessor Paul Volcker, who hiked rates aggressively and weathered severe, double-dip recessions.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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