house of correction
noun phrase
: a penal institution for persons convicted of a minor offense and considered capable of reformation
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Octavio Nares admitted to possession with intent to distribute cocaine in January 2019 and was sentenced to more than two years in the house of correction with 18 months to serve, prosecutors said.
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Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
Columbo was sentenced on Dec. 20 to two years and six months in a house of correction.
—Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
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Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
Columbo was sentenced on Dec. 20 to two years and six months in a house of correction.
—Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
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“House of correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20of%20correction. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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