correctional

[ kuh-rek-shuh-nl ]

/ kəˈrɛk ʃə nl /

of or relating to correction, especially to penal correction.

Origin of correctional

First recorded in 1830–40; correction + -al¹

non·cor·rec·tion·al, noun

“Arman was then released to the Ferguson correctional staff for booking,” Wilson writes.

Rape, Lies & Videotape in Ferguson |Michael Daly |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He is currently being held without bail in a segregated area of Wayne County Correctional Facility away from other inmates.

10-Year-Old Murder Defendant Shows Failure of U.S. Juvenile Justice System |Christopher Moraff |October 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Stories about members of the correctional industry who speak up against other members are rare.

Detention Worker Stands Up for Prisoners’ Rights |Moral Courage |March 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But if prisons are better equipped to handle suicide, then how could the Correctional Reception Center have missed Castro?

Ariel Castro and the Grim Reality of Prison Suicides |Brandy Zadrozny |September 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Those rules, as of June, apply to all correctional facilities that require federal funding.

How Chelsea Manning Will Test the Military's Transgender Policy |Winston Ross |August 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It is a strong case for the correctional justice of criticism, which has too long abdicated its proper functions.

Early Reviews of English Poets |John Louis Haney
In the correctional prisons the convicts cultivate the soil, make bricks, &c., and are entitled to half their wages.

Roumania Past and Present |James Samuelson
The correctional tribunals were amalgamated with the civil tribunals of the first instance.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 |Various
Correctional tribunals, composed of juges de paix, dealt with misdemeanours.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 |Various
Again approaching another appendix to the correctional laws of Cleveland, I asked for the free public baths.

Broke |Edwin A. Brown

correctional

/ (kəˈrɛkʃənəl) /

mainly US of or relating to the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals a correctional facility