correctional

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The Brentwood, Tenn., company also landed contracts with ICE at a 1,033-bed reception center in Kansas and a 2,160-bed correctional facility in Oklahoma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Konate said that the investigating judge in Gassama's case had Tuesday issued an order declaring there was sufficient evidence for him to be tried by the correctional court.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

On Nov. 17, Abdallah Hadian, a civilian imam, strode into a state correctional facility in New York with a firearm.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

The doctors talked with Fischgrund about the threat before communicating with correctional staff, who could have removed the inmate or taken steps to protect Fischgrund, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

People in prison vote either in their correctional facilities or by some version of absentee ballot in their town of previous residence.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander