Correctional facilities refer to institutional places of confinement for individuals who have been convicted of a crime. Some synonyms for correctional facilities include detention centers, reformatories, prisons, jails, penitentiaries, and correctional institutions. Detention centers are facilities that hold individuals who have been arrested or detained, but have not been convicted. Reformatories and penitentiaries, on the other hand, are correctional facilities focused on rehabilitation and reforming offenders. Prisons, jails, and correctional institutions generally house individuals who have been convicted of felonies or misdemeanors and are serving long-term sentences. These synonyms for correctional facilities are often used interchangeably in legal and criminal justice contexts.