as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
threatened to take correctional measures if the household chores were not done the state's largest correctional institution
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Recent Examples of correctional
For example, the correctional officers union agreed to a new deal that awarded roughly 25,000 workers with a 3% general salary increase last year.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Decades of correctional research have consistently shown that maintaining family connections is one of the strongest predictors of successful reentry and lower rates of recidivism.
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Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
In addition, officials are actively looking to fill approximately 80 correctional officer vacancies.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Between fiscal year 2019 and 2024, the most recent data available, there has been a loss of more than 38,000 correctional officer positions at state correctional facilities nationwide, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Theodore Rose,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
And illicitly obtaining methadone is difficult, said Marc Stern, a physician and researcher focused on correctional healthcare.
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Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Here the six Republican appointees said that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act does not allow people to bring claims for money damages against the individual correctional officers who are subject to the act’s obligations.
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Leah Litman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
The teen told a Washington County correctional employee who was visiting her school for a career fair in April.
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Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Decades of correctional research have consistently shown that maintaining family connections is one of the strongest predictors of successful reentry and lower rates of recidivism.
—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
In addition, officials are actively looking to fill approximately 80 correctional officer vacancies.
—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Between fiscal year 2019 and 2024, the most recent data available, there has been a loss of more than 38,000 correctional officer positions at state correctional facilities nationwide, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—
Theodore Rose,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
And illicitly obtaining methadone is difficult, said Marc Stern, a physician and researcher focused on correctional healthcare.
—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Here the six Republican appointees said that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act does not allow people to bring claims for money damages against the individual correctional officers who are subject to the act’s obligations.
—
Leah Litman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
The teen told a Washington County correctional employee who was visiting her school for a career fair in April.
—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctional
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Woods is seeking compensatory, punitive, and statutory damages in an amount to be determined at trial.
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The Thunder traded guards Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins to the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks, respectively, shedding their contracts to try to duck under the NBA’s punitive second-apron threshold.
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The 47-month sentence is notable given the Dutch penal system’s typically short prison terms.
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Colorado was the first of eight states to repeal its penal exception clause.
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An additional open question is whether an innocent taxpayer’s corrective amendment after discovering the preparer’s fraud would have any legal effect on the SOL.
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Unlike many plants, a peace lily doesn't typically require corrective pruning.
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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