correctional facility
noun
plural correctional facilities
: a place where people are kept when they have been arrested and are being punished for a crime : a prison
The state's largest correctional facility is nearly full.
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The company’s technology was initially used to detect drones at airports, stadiums, and correctional facilities.
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 29 May 2024
At the time of his murder indictments, Calhoun was in custody at a correctional facility in Oregon and awaiting his transfer to Multnomah County's custody, the DA's office said in their statement.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
The inaugural San Quentin Film Festival — the first film festival to be held inside a prison — will take place Oct. 10, 2024 at the maximum security correctional facility located near San Francisco.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
Of the 108 spots designated for custodial deputies, who work at correctional facilities, 23 are vacant.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The announcement that correctional facilities will be carved out from the rule was made by the agency’s standards board Thursday and came amid considerable pressure from labor groups to get protections in place for their members.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Santa Fe judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled Monday that the movie armorer will receive a maximum sentence of 18 months of incarceration at a New Mexico women's correctional facility.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2024
However, on March 11, a statewide memo went out directing all correctional facilities to lock down on April 8 during outdoor recreation hours, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. In New York, the eclipse is expected to begin a little after 2 p.m. and end around 4:30 p.m.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
For example, in Louisiana, some correctional facilities use prison labor to raise livestock, and reporters followed trailers filled with those cows to a market where they were bought by a local livestock dealer.
—Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 29 May 2024
At the time of his murder indictments, Calhoun was in custody at a correctional facility in Oregon and awaiting his transfer to Multnomah County's custody, the DA's office said in their statement.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
The inaugural San Quentin Film Festival — the first film festival to be held inside a prison — will take place Oct. 10, 2024 at the maximum security correctional facility located near San Francisco.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
Of the 108 spots designated for custodial deputies, who work at correctional facilities, 23 are vacant.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The announcement that correctional facilities will be carved out from the rule was made by the agency’s standards board Thursday and came amid considerable pressure from labor groups to get protections in place for their members.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Santa Fe judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled Monday that the movie armorer will receive a maximum sentence of 18 months of incarceration at a New Mexico women's correctional facility.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2024
However, on March 11, a statewide memo went out directing all correctional facilities to lock down on April 8 during outdoor recreation hours, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. In New York, the eclipse is expected to begin a little after 2 p.m. and end around 4:30 p.m.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
For example, in Louisiana, some correctional facilities use prison labor to raise livestock, and reporters followed trailers filled with those cows to a market where they were bought by a local livestock dealer.
—Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
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