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
A person has an increased risk of getting TB if they live or work in such locations as hospitals, homeless shelters, correctional facilities and nursing homes, according to the CDC.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
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
Schlanger served as a chaplain for the New South Wales correctional service and a major hospital, Chabad said.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
In solitary, he met few prisoners or correctional staff.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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