correctional
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- noncorrectional noun
Etymology
Origin of correctional
First recorded in 1830–40; correction + -al 1
Example Sentences
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The Safer Skies Act expanded that mandate to roughly 18,000 law-enforcement agencies and 6,000 correctional facilities across the country.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
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 • Feb. 11, 2026
Schlanger served as a chaplain for the New South Wales correctional service and a major hospital, Chabad said.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
During testimony last week, Tomas Rivers, a correctional officer from State Correctional Institution Huntingdon, where Mangione was first held, described conversations he had with the accused, according to Rolling Stone:
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025
I entered the prison and saw an older white woman—the correctional officer who managed the visitation yard.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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