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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Adding a 3,000-bed correctional facility as a customer of a water treatment network in a city with a population of about 3,600 people is no small feat, according to Ozark Mayor Roxie Hall.
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Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
After the vote, supervisors directed county staff to outline qualifications for the next sheriff, including San Mateo County residency, professional law enforcement certification, and experience managing correctional facilities and department budgets, among other requirements.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
In the news conference before the vote, legislative Republicans said that men's correctional facilities are at 134% of capacity, while women's are at 169% of capacity, which is stressing the system.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Hospitals, children's homes, and correctional facilities will be prioritized for water transported by truck if Jamaica's water supply is disrupted.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
After the vote, supervisors directed county staff to outline qualifications for the next sheriff, including San Mateo County residency, professional law enforcement certification, and experience managing correctional facilities and department budgets, among other requirements.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
In the news conference before the vote, legislative Republicans said that men's correctional facilities are at 134% of capacity, while women's are at 169% of capacity, which is stressing the system.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Hospitals, children's homes, and correctional facilities will be prioritized for water transported by truck if Jamaica's water supply is disrupted.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Correctional facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correctional%20facility. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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