as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
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Recent Examples of correctional
In one instance, an execution was called off after correctional officers had already strapped Glossip to a gurney and begun preparing to give him a lethal injection.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 May 2026
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals this week ruled against a White correctional officer who alleged DEI training from the Colorado Department of Corrections created a racially hostile work environment.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Wilske’s complaint questioned why the police officers didn’t request additional information from dispatch, especially since one of the correctional officers was on an open line with dispatch when Anderson shot Wilske.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
Thedford didn’t doubt that Talley made efforts at self-improvement while behind bars, but noted that one of his previous cases involved a charge of Talley throwing feces at a correctional officer while in custody.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Video footage of the incident obtained by KQED appears to show the women gesticulating and shouting at the correctional staff before the officers form a line and deploy pepper spray and mace grenades at the group.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Jackson — still handcuffed to Martin — walked toward the correctional officers by the door.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
The correctional officer, Jesus Reyes, was charged with conspiring to sell drugs, possessing drugs for sale and transporting drugs across county lines.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
To be sure, the job of being a correctional officer in Rhode Island comes with daily challenges, including assaults, overdoses, the presence of drugs and mandatory overtime.
—Michelle Begin, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2026
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 May 2026
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals this week ruled against a White correctional officer who alleged DEI training from the Colorado Department of Corrections created a racially hostile work environment.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Wilske’s complaint questioned why the police officers didn’t request additional information from dispatch, especially since one of the correctional officers was on an open line with dispatch when Anderson shot Wilske.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
Thedford didn’t doubt that Talley made efforts at self-improvement while behind bars, but noted that one of his previous cases involved a charge of Talley throwing feces at a correctional officer while in custody.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Video footage of the incident obtained by KQED appears to show the women gesticulating and shouting at the correctional staff before the officers form a line and deploy pepper spray and mace grenades at the group.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Jackson — still handcuffed to Martin — walked toward the correctional officers by the door.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
The correctional officer, Jesus Reyes, was charged with conspiring to sell drugs, possessing drugs for sale and transporting drugs across county lines.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
To be sure, the job of being a correctional officer in Rhode Island comes with daily challenges, including assaults, overdoses, the presence of drugs and mandatory overtime.
—Michelle Begin, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctional
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Before Marseille’s 1-0 win at Le Havre last weekend, the squad were confined to the club’s La Commanderie training base for four consecutive days as a punitive measure after a succession of poor performances.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Angola does not plan to pursue punitive measures against mining companies such as export quotas or bans in order to bolster its domestic mining industry, a senior minerals minister said.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The charges included seven counts of falsifying a record and one felony count of abuse of a resident of a penal facility.—
Nichole Manna,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the new South, one scrabbling to industrialize, business owners could now hire unpaid labor through the penal system.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For many, a no-phone vacation is less an indulgence than a corrective.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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Former Representative Elizabeth Holtzman, one of the co-authors, has portrayed the act as a corrective to the moral failure of refusing entry to many Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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