correctional facility

American  

Or correction facility

noun

1. a prison, especially for long-term confinement.

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Etymology

Origin of correctional facility

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Among them was Keith Moore, 58, an employee at the nearby Twin Towers Correctional Facility who said he would fill about eight gallons to get him back to his residence in Hawthorne.

From Los Angeles Times

Luna has pointed to changes that have already been made as efforts to improve conditions, including deploying body-worn cameras at the Inmate Reception Center, Men’s Central Jail and Twin Towers Correctional Facility.

From Los Angeles Times

The Brentwood, Tenn., company also landed contracts with ICE at a 1,033-bed reception center in Kansas and a 2,160-bed correctional facility in Oklahoma.

From The Wall Street Journal

As of October, deputies inside three facilities, including the Inmate Reception Center, Men’s Central Jail and Twin Towers Correctional Facility, began to wear body cameras.

From Los Angeles Times

As seen in the documentary’s opening scenes, the project began after the filmmakers were invited to film a barbecue at the Easterling Correctional Facility, one of 14 prisons in the system.

From Los Angeles Times