correctional facility

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correctional facility

noun correctional facilities

  1. US, euphemistic, formal A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment or social rehabilitation. For inmates in the state's correctional facilities, a typical breakfast menu consists of cereal, toast, jam, jelly, doughnuts, coffee and fruit.

    Similar: correctional institution, corrective facility

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@misc{correctional_facility_2026,
  title = {correctional facility},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/correctional%20facility},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}