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.
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Currently housed in a correctional facility in Kentucky and facing deportation, Eugene is scheduled to attend a hearing this week in hopes of being released on bond and allowed to stay in the country, even provisionally.
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 21 July 2025
He was found dead at a correctional facility in New York while awaiting trial, which a medical examiner ruled a suicide.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 July 2025
The receiver’s assistant deputy medical executive helps make sure health care services at correctional facilities are safe, high-quality and constantly improving.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
The lawmakers argued that unannounced inspections are important to ensuring the detention center is well-run, and a power they are afforded under a state law that grants lawmakers the ability to conduct surprise inspections at correctional facilities.
—Siena Duncan, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 21 July 2025
He was found dead at a correctional facility in New York while awaiting trial, which a medical examiner ruled a suicide.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 July 2025
The receiver’s assistant deputy medical executive helps make sure health care services at correctional facilities are safe, high-quality and constantly improving.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
The lawmakers argued that unannounced inspections are important to ensuring the detention center is well-run, and a power they are afforded under a state law that grants lawmakers the ability to conduct surprise inspections at correctional facilities.
—Siena Duncan, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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“Correctional facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correctional%20facility. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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