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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Pollard is locked up in a federal correctional facility in Three Rivers.
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Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2026
Alexander also alleged that the family received no additional details from authorities other than being notified on Tuesday morning that Knuckles had died at the correctional facility.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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, 29 Jan. 2026
The right to carry — either open or concealed — also does not extend to police stations, courthouses or correctional facilities.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2026
Alexander also alleged that the family received no additional details from authorities other than being notified on Tuesday morning that Knuckles had died at the correctional facility.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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, 29 Jan. 2026
The right to carry — either open or concealed — also does not extend to police stations, courthouses or correctional facilities.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Correctional facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correctional%20facility. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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