correctional facility
Where convicts live
A correctional facility is a prison, jail, or other institution where people are confined after being convicted of crimes.
The term is administrative euphemism—it emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment, though the facilities themselves vary widely in how much correction actually occurs.
He spent three years in a state correctional facility.
Confined facility resident
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- cellBasic unit of life
- cellblockPrison housing unit
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
convict · sentence · bars · solitary · confinement · jumpsuit · shackles · cellmate
Judicial examination of claims
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- convictionFirmly held belief
- appealFormal review request
- verdictOfficial court decision
judge · prosecution · defendant · attorney · due process · sentencing guidelines · mandatory minimum · plea deal
Recovery from injury/addiction
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- education programsPlanned courses of study
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- reentryComing back in
parole board · good behavior · work release · substance abuse treatment · anger management · GED classes · job training · transitional housing
Protectors or watchmen
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- perimeter fenceBarrier enclosing an area's edges
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
checkpoint · barbed wire · cameras · control room · pat-down · contraband · shakedown · headcount
Temporary detention room
- remandReturn for further proceedings
- custodyProtective care or control
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- processingSystematic operation on data
pretrial · arraignment · bail · intake · detainee · temporary confinement · awaiting trial · jail
inmate
Confined facility resident
warden · convict · sentence · bars · solitary · confinement · jumpsuit · shackles · cellmate · penitentiary
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- convictionFirmly held belief
- appealFormal review request
verdict · judge · prosecution · defendant · attorney · due process · sentencing guidelines · mandatory minimum · plea deal · criminal record
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- education programsPlanned courses of study
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
reentry · parole board · good behavior · work release · substance abuse treatment · anger management · GED classes · job training · transitional housing · restorative justice
guards
Protectors or watchmen
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- perimeter fenceBarrier enclosing an area's edges
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
lockdown · checkpoint · barbed wire · cameras · control room · pat-down · contraband · shakedown · headcount · restricted movement
holding cell
Temporary detention room
- remandReturn for further proceedings
- custodyProtective care or control
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
processing · pretrial · arraignment · bail · intake · detainee · temporary confinement · awaiting trial · jail · release
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- imprisonmentprison, jail, prisoners, cells, captivity
- institutionsacademy, government, public hospitals, museum, public libraries
- secure placesprison, jail, vault, bank vault, fortress
correctional facilityfreedom
Absence of constraint
free society · liberty · home · private residence · open society
correctional facilityrehabilitation center
Facility for overcoming dependency
halfway house · treatment facility · community center · school · university
correctional facilitygated community
Restricted-access residential area
retirement home · resort · hotel · country club · vacation destination
correct, facility, correction, corrected, correcting, facilitate, incorrectly, corrects, corrective