Correctional facility

Pronunciation: /kɝˈɛkʃənəɫ fəˈsɪɫɪti/

Correctional facility (noun)

  1. A place where people are kept by the government as punishment or for public safety.
  2. A government-run institution that holds offenders and provides programs to help them change behaviour.

Examples

  • The correctional facility holds people who broke the law.
  • People are transferred to a correctional facility after sentencing.