correctional institution
Where inmates reside
A correctional institution is a facility where people convicted of crimes are confined—a prison, jail, or penitentiary.
The term is bureaucratic and euphemistic, emphasizing rehabilitation over punishment: He spent three years in a correctional institution.
In practice, it covers everything from minimum-security facilities to maximum-security prisons.
Facility for convicted criminals
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- detention centerPlace for confining detainees
- jailhouseFacility for holding prisoners
cellblock · guard tower · barbed wire · perimeter fence · yard · mess hall · visiting room · intake
Confinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- detentionTemporary official holding
- cellblockPrison housing unit
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
lockup · custody · internment · isolation · captivity · containment · segregation · holding cell
Supervisory custodian of place
- corrections officerInmate supervisor in prison
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- parole officerMonitors released prisoners
- case managerProfessional coordinating client services
chaplain · social worker · counselor · superintendent · deputy warden · probation officer · medical staff · psychologist
Confined facility resident
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- convictJailed offender after trial
- detaineePerson held in custody
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
offender · cellmate · lifer · parolee · juvenile offender · death row inmate · trusty · first-time offender
Systematic observation of subjects
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- checkpointInspection station on route
- alarmUrgent warning signal
camera · watchtower · perimeter · shackles · handcuffs · metal detector · contraband · body search
Job-skill education
- education programsPlanned courses of study
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- substance abuse treatmentCare for addiction disorders
anger management · life skills · reintegration · behavioral therapy · recidivism reduction · GED programs · job placement · cognitive behavioral therapy
Imposing legal punishment
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- convictionFirmly held belief
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
due process · verdict · defendant · attorney · testimony · evidence · parole board · appeals
penitentiary
Facility for convicted criminals
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- detention centerPlace for confining detainees
jailhouse · cellblock · guard tower · barbed wire · perimeter fence · yard · mess hall · visiting room · intake · processing
incarceration
Confinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- detentionTemporary official holding
- cellblockPrison housing unit
solitary · lockup · custody · internment · isolation · captivity · containment · segregation · holding cell · lockdown
warden
Supervisory custodian of place
- corrections officerInmate supervisor in prison
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- parole officerMonitors released prisoners
case manager · chaplain · social worker · counselor · superintendent · deputy warden · probation officer · medical staff · psychologist
inmate
Confined facility resident
felon · offender · cellmate · lifer · parolee · juvenile offender · death row inmate · trusty · first-time offender · repeat offender
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- checkpointInspection station on route
alarm · camera · watchtower · perimeter · shackles · handcuffs · metal detector · contraband · body search · count
vocational training
Job-skill education
- education programsPlanned courses of study
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
substance abuse treatment · anger management · life skills · reintegration · behavioral therapy · recidivism reduction · GED programs · job placement · cognitive behavioral therapy · peer mentoring
sentencing
Imposing legal punishment
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- convictionFirmly held belief
adjudication · due process · verdict · defendant · attorney · testimony · evidence · parole board · appeals · mandatory minimum
correctional institutionfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free society · free world · open society · civilian life
correctional institutionsanctuary
Protected sacred space
refuge · shelter · safe haven · halfway house · rehabilitation center
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