correctional

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Feasibility studies have already been conducted by federal agencies to assess whether a modern correctional facility could be established on the site, though no final decision has been made.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Luna proposed the county builda correctional care center, modeled after the state hospital system, that would secure inmates but also be built specifically to provide medical services to the most “medically fragile” in the system.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

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

Toward the end of his sentence, Landor was transferred to a different correctional facility.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

In solitary, he met few prisoners or correctional staff.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson