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correctional

American  
[kuh-rek-shuh-nl] / kəˈrɛk ʃə nl /

adjective

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

correctional British  
/ kəˈrɛkʃənəl /

adjective

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

    a correctional facility
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Feasibility studies have already been conducted by federal agencies to assess whether a modern correctional facility could be established on the site, though no final decision has been made.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

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

This was a bit unusual; I frequently saw black and brown correctional officers at other prisons.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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