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Correctional Facility
A Correctional Facility (pronunciation: /kəˈrɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti/), also known as a prison, jail, or penitentiary, is a place where individuals are physically confined and, typically, deprived of a range of personal freedoms.
Etymology
The term "Correctional Facility" is derived from the English language. The word "correctional" comes from the verb "correct," which means to set or make straight, amend, or rectify. The term "facility" refers to a place, often with a specific purpose. Therefore, a Correctional Facility is a place where individuals are set straight or corrected.
Related Terms
- Inmate: An individual who is serving time in a correctional facility.
- Parole: The conditional release of a prisoner before the completion of their sentence.
- Probation: A period of supervision over an offender, ordered by a court instead of serving time in prison.
- Rehabilitation: A program for reforming the offender to prevent later offenses.
- Solitary Confinement: A form of imprisonment distinguished by living in single cells with little or no meaningful contact to other inmates.
- Supermax Prison: A "control-unit" prison, or a unit within prisons, which represents the most secure levels of custody in the prison systems of certain countries.
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