correctional
Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
Seen in the wild
It was sent to AZ, but the inmate he sent it to was attacked and transferred to FL. The postcard was then sent back to the sender in NY where the postcard sat for over a month in the mail room of the correctional faci…
Lose the prison! "Didn't he get sent to the Timbuktu Correctional Facility located somewhere near McMurdo Station on St Helena?"
I retired 1-1-2017. It’s been Maga Maga Maga……I’ve come to the conclusion I feel safer walking galleries in Pontiac Correctional Center than being around Maga roaming free in society. Will continue to fight until and…
Antwerp prosecutors seek trial of two Jewish ritual circumcisers over illegal procedures https://www.europesays.com/be/14304/ The Antwerp Public Prosecutor’s Office is seeking to refer two mohels, Jewish ritual circ…
Need to learn more about what access to healthcare disabled prisoners have in detention and correctional facilities? Learn about this and more in our fact sheet here: https://adata.org/factsheet/healthcare-detention-c…
Definitions
Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services.
“It was sent to AZ, but the inmate he sent it to was attacked and transferred to FL. The postcard was then sent back to the sender in NY where the postcard sat for over a month in the mail room of the correctional facility before being discovered & turned over to the government.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Lose the prison! "Didn't he get sent to the Timbuktu Correctional Facility located somewhere near McMurdo Station on St Helena?"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I retired 1-1-2017. It’s been Maga Maga Maga……I’ve come to the conclusion I feel safer walking galleries in Pontiac Correctional Center than being around Maga roaming free in society. Will continue to fight until and after Maga is defeated.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Antwerp prosecutors seek trial of two Jewish ritual circumcisers over illegal procedures https://www.europesays.com/be/14304/ The Antwerp Public Prosecutor’s Office is seeking to refer two mohels, Jewish ritual circumcisers, to the correctional court…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Need to learn more about what access to healthcare disabled prisoners have in detention and correctional facilities? Learn about this and more in our fact sheet here: https://adata.org/factsheet/healthcare-detention-correctional-facilities #ADA #Disability #PwD”
— Bluesky· May 2026
Comments
(chiefly, US, Canada) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services.
“Getting approved for visitation at Northwest Correctional Complex takes a few specific steps - knowing them upfront saves you a wasted trip to Mountain City.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“On Saturday, COG hosted the 34th annual Wreath Laying Ceremony, honoring fallen correctional officers. COG Board Chair Reuben Collins provided a tribute and thanked the public servants currently doing this demanding work. 📸 American Correctional Association/Carla DeCarlo”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Wackerly was arrested Friday morning May 1 for embezzlement and money laundering with $50,000 bail set for each charge and is shown to still be in custody at Wayne Brown Correctional Facility in Nevada City.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Incarcerated individuals who participate in correctional education programs are 43% less likely to return to prison." Prison should be about rehabilitation”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Someone in a Minnesota State Correctional Facility just might make this happen.....🤣🤣”
— Bluesky· May 2026
Comments
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "correctional".
⚡About Tech, Dev & AI slang
The vocabulary of software engineers, AI researchers, and anyone living in a terminal or on GitHub — from LLM to MCP, CORS to vibe coding, agentic to enshittification.
See all Tech, Dev & AI slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "correctional" (C)
Browse all slang words starting with C.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- corrections75%
(US, Canada, legal) Relating to the punishment, treatment, or supervision of persons who have been convicted of a crime.
- correctional facility67%
(chiefly, US, formal, euphemistic) A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation.
- house of correction65%
(US, Massachusetts, Maryland) A prison.
- colonial64%
Of or pertaining to a colony.