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Definition of Correctional institution
1. Noun. A penal institution maintained by the government.
Generic synonyms: Penal Facility, Penal Institution
Definition of Correctional institution
1. Noun. (American English) A prison. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Correctional Institution
Literary usage of Correctional institution
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Correctional Association of New York (1896)
"... but no inmate of any correctional institution shall be employed, in any capacity
whatever, in any ward of any hospital while such ward is being used for ..."
2. Prison Suicide: An Overview & Guide to Prevention by Lindsay M. Hayes (1995)
"_; State correctional institution at Retreat The State correctional institution (SCI)
at Retreat is located in Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania. ..."
3. Poverty and Dependency: Their Relief and Prevention by John Lewis Gillin (1921)
"The user of narcotics and alcohol with a criminal history should be placed in a
correctional institution where his addiction to drugs would be treated by an ..."
4. All Too Familiar: Sexual Abuse of Women in U.S. State Prisons by Dorothy Q. Thomas (1996)
"The vast majority have at least one child. Until 1989 Georgia operated only one
prison for women—the Georgia Women's correctional institution ..."
5. Modern Capital of Human Rights?: Abuses in the State of Georgia by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1996)
"Now it has three prisons: the Washington correctional institution (Washington
CI), the Metro correctional institution (Metro), and the Pulaski Correctional ..."
6. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"YE, a prisoner at Garner correctional institution, Connecticut.272 Some correctional
officers respond not just with professionalism, but with compassion and ..."
7. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association (1921)
"... for, as the insane, the epileptic, and some of the more unstable feebleminded
were removed from the correctional institution and given special lent and ..."
8. Correctional Boot Camps: A Tough Intermediate Sanction edited by Doris L. MacKenzie, Eugene E. Herbert (1996)
"Georgia has six inmate boot camps, all located on the grounds of a State correctional
institution. More than 6500 men have entered an inmate boot camp, ..."
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