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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Some, including the state correctional institutions in Cambridge Springs, Dallas, Laurel Highlands, Muncy, Waymart and Huntingdon, the oldest continuously running correctional facility in Pennsylvania, have partial or very limited air conditioning. — Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 He was previously incarcerated at the Fort Dix correctional institution. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026 Patients who are inmates and have decision-making capacity can make all medical decisions, including end of life decisions, but the correctional institution may limit options based on costs. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for correctional institution

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