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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Pennsylvania State Police said troopers were called to the state correctional institution in Findley Township the morning of June 21 after 28-year-old Donald Stinedurf reported that his cellmate, 32-year-old Joshua Tisak, was unresponsive. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Jones is being held in the federal correctional institution in Leavenworth, Kansas, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 Crucially, the governor’s proposal goes deep into state correctional institutions, pushing to elevate the starting pay of correctional officers and funding 500 new positions. — John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026 Federal correctional institutions today function as highly complex environments responsible for managing housing, healthcare, security, intelligence, and rehabilitation across large inmate populations. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for correctional institution

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“Correctional institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correctional%20institution. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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