Synonyms of correctional

correctional

adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punitive
• penal
• corrective
• disciplinary
• correcting
• disciplining
• chastening
• penalizing
• retributive
• retaliatory
• chastising
• castigating
• revengeful
• vengeful
• retaliative
• wrathful
• retributory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compensatory
• nonpunitive
• exculpatory
• vindicating
• exculpating
• pardoning
• exonerating
• remitting
• commuting
• condoning
• absolving
• acquitting
• reprieving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of correctional

And Illinois spends about $45,000 per inmate per year in correctional cost, whereas NLEN’s social enterprise programs cost $9,000 to $14,000 per client (depending on age, prior skills and certifications). — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

He was first received into the state prison system in 1996 and later received additional sentences for possessing or manufacturing a weapon while incarcerated and two separate assaults on correctional officers involving gassing. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Morales then spent seven months with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a mid-level correctional officer overseeing the care and custody of inmates with limited supervision, according to Amanda Hernandez, a TDCJ spokeswoman. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

According to Connecticut Department of Correction spokesperson Andrius Banevicius, correctional staff responded immediately and secured the individual. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

While county police officers became deputies under Cordero-Stutz’s authority, county correctional officers remained under Levine Cava’s authority. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Documentary Film Festival, Winiarska enters a Polish correctional center for girls. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

In general, correctional officers should not be involved with inmates’ medical decisions, but health care providers do not have the authority to remove restraints; such decisions reside with the correctional facility. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026

Just under 34,000 employees work for the agency, but not all are correctional officers. — Scott Peyton, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026