correctional

[kuh-rek-shuh-nl]

adjective

1. of or relating to correction, especially to penal correction.

correctional

/ kəˈrɛkʃənəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals

   a correctional facility

Other Word Forms

• noncorrectional noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of correctional¹

First recorded in 1830–40; correction + -al ¹

Example Sentences

And California City is facing a fiscal crisis, after among other things losing the state correctional facility.

From Los Angeles Times

Workers in state prisons and local correctional facilities, including inmate workers and correctional staff, were exempted from the rule after state officials raised cost concerns.

From Los Angeles Times

The state is planning to build a second detention center at a correctional institution that was shuttered in 2021 after numerous reports of excessive violence and abuse of inmates by guards.

From Salon

A Riverside County state correctional facility housing nearly 3,000 inmates is slated to close in fall 2026, continuing a wave of recent prison shutdowns, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

Having played in the same Australian junior golf teams as future Open champion Cameron Smith, adjusting to "appalling conditions" in a maximum security correctional facility represented a dramatic downfall.

From BBC

Related Words

• disciplinary 
• penal 
• punishing 
• retaliatory 
• vindictive