correctional
Example Sentences
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State correctional officials said Miguel Banuelos, 49, walked away from a prison camp — Washington Ridge Conservation Camp — in Northern California on July 4.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Unless correctional officers voluntarily recognize their obligations under RLUIPA, they will ultimately face no punishment for violating that federal law.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
When Dismukes was appointed in 2025 to head the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, she inherited a system with a 49% vacancy rate of correctional officers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Safer Skies Act expanded that mandate to roughly 18,000 law-enforcement agencies and 6,000 correctional facilities across the country.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
Of the nearly 7.3 million people currently under correctional control, only 2.3 million are in prison or jail.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
