Correctional Institutions

This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in managing and operating correctional institutions. The facility is generally designed for the confinement, correction, and rehabilitation of adult and/or juvenile offenders sentenced by a court. Illustrative Examples: Correctional institutions, public administration Penitentiaries, public administration Detention centers, public administration Prisons, public administration Jails, public administration

Government establishments primarily engaged in operating halfway houses for ex-criminal offenders and delinquent youths are classified in Industry 623990, Other Residential Care Facilities; and Establishments primarily engaged in managing or operating correctional facilities on a contract or fee basis are classified in Industry 561210, Facilities Support Services.