Correctional is an adjective for the world of punishing people who have broken the law — prisons, places that hold young offenders, and the officers who work there. In American English especially, a “correctional facility” is a prison, and a “correctional officer” is a prison guard.

correctional is an adjective for the world of punishing people who have broken the lawcorrectional是形容懲罰違法者這整個體系的形容詞—— prisons, places that hold young offenders, and the officers who work there像是監獄、關少年犯的地方,還有在裡面工作的管理人員。in American English especially在美式英語裡尤其如此, a “correctional facility” is a prison『correctional facility』指的就是監獄, and a “correctional officer” is a prison guard而『correctional officer』就是監獄管理員。

The word is a bit of official softening: “correction” sounds like making someone right again, not just locking them up. Governments like it; people who are angry about prisons sometimes refuse it and just say “prison.” You will see it on signs, in news, and in job titles.

the word is a bit of official softening這個詞帶了一點官方美化的味道: “correction” sounds like making someone right again, not just locking them up『correction(矯正)』聽起來像是把人導回正途,而不只是把人關起來。governments like it政府喜歡用這個詞; people who are angry about prisons sometimes refuse it and just say “prison.”對監獄體系不滿的人有時候會拒絕用它,直接說『prison(監獄)』。you will see it on signs, in news, and in job titles你會在招牌、新聞,還有職稱上看到它。

It is formal government English, not family English.

it is formal government English這是正式的政府用語, not family English不是家常英文。

Though actually, the work inside those places is not only punishment — there may be classes and programmes too — but the word still mostly points at the prison system, not at a teacher marking homework.

though actually不過其實, the work inside those places is not only punishment那些地方裡面做的事不只是懲罰—— there may be classes and programmes too也可能有課程和輔導計畫——but the word still mostly points at the prison system但這個詞主要指的還是監獄體系, not at a teacher marking homework不是老師改作業。