correctional facility

noun
UK: /kəˈrekʃənəl fəˈsɪləti/
US: /kəˈrekʃənəl fəˈsɪləti/

  1. A place where people are kept as a punishment for committing crimes.

    1. He works at the correctional facility.
    2. The correctional facility provides education programs to help inmates rehabilitate and reintegrate into society.

  2. A prison or jail, especially one that focuses on rehabilitation.

    1. The judge sent him to a correctional facility.
    2. The state is building a new correctional facility to alleviate overcrowding in existing prisons and enhance rehabilitation efforts.

Synonyms

jail reformatory penitentiary detention center prison

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "correctional facility" in English means: A place where people are kept as a punishment for committing crimes., A prison or jail, especially one that focuses on rehabilitation..

The phonetic transcription of "correctional facility" is /kəˈrekʃənəl fəˈsɪləti/ in British English and /kəˈrekʃənəl fəˈsɪləti/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "correctional facility": jail, reformatory, penitentiary, detention center, prison.

Example usage of "correctional facility": "He works at the correctional facility.". More examples on the page.