correctional
Pertaining to rehabilitation
Correctional relates to the punishment and rehabilitation of criminal offenders, appearing almost exclusively in institutional contexts: correctional facility, correctional officer, correctional system.
The word serves as a gentler alternative to prison or penal, though the institutions themselves remain unchanged.
He spent fifteen years working in corrections.
Confinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- detentionTemporary official holding
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
warden · inmate · cellblock · confinement · lockup · custody · prisoner · convict
Authority figure in uniform
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- captainOne who commands
counselor · chaplain · psychologist · superintendent · administrator · sergeant
Punishment for wrongdoing
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
deterrence · fines · probation · reprimand · restitution · disciplinary · time-served · segregation
Reducing imprisonment rates
- restorativePromoting return to health
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- humanizationAttributing personal characteristics
progressive · transformation · accountability · oversight · transparency · advocacy · reintegration · dignity
Fair treatment under law
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
judiciary · trial · appeal · parole · probation · judiciary · courts · hearings
Shape's outer edge length
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
watchtower · monitoring · checkpoint · contraband · searches · escort · handcuffs · shackles
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- reentryComing back in
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- vocationalRelated to skilled work
education · training · sobriety · recovery · programming · mentoring · employment · behavioral
prison
Confinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- detentionTemporary official holding
incarceration · warden · inmate · cellblock · confinement · lockup · custody · prisoner · convict · guard
officer
Authority figure in uniform
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
captain · counselor · chaplain · psychologist · superintendent · administrator · sergeant
penalty
Punishment for wrongdoing
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
sanction · deterrence · fines · probation · reprimand · restitution · disciplinary · time-served · segregation
decarceration
Reducing imprisonment rates
- restorativePromoting return to health
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
humanization · progressive · transformation · accountability · oversight · transparency · advocacy · reintegration · dignity · disparity
justice
Fair treatment under law
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
prosecution · judiciary · trial · appeal · parole · probation · judiciary · courts · hearings · intake
perimeter
Shape's outer edge length
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- patrolRegular surveillance route
fence · watchtower · monitoring · checkpoint · contraband · searches · escort · handcuffs · shackles · cameras
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- reentryComing back in
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
vocational · education · training · sobriety · recovery · programming · mentoring · employment · behavioral · GED
correctionalpardoning
Forgiving an offense officially
exonerating · absolving · nonpunitive · acquitting · vindicating
correctionalrehabilitative
Promoting return to health
restorative · therapeutic · reintegrative · supportive · community-based
correctionalliberating
Setting free from constraint
emancipating · freeing · releasing · non-custodial · unrestricted
- course correctionMid-journey directional fix
- correction fluidLiquid error concealer
- correctional facilityInstitution housing convicted offenders
- corrections officersStaff overseeing incarcerated people
- correction tapeAdhesive strip hiding mistakes
- market correctionDecline reversing overvalued prices
correction, corrections, correctional facility, correctional facilities, correctional officer, correctional officers