### Question
How is the "correctional institution" defined?


### Answer
The term **correctional institution** is defined in *34 U.S.C. § 12124* as follows -

> any prison, jail, reformatory, work farm, detention center, or halfway house, or any other similar institution designed for the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 12124*
  - Heading: **Subtitle I-Comprehensive Acts > CHAPTER 121-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER I-PRISONS > Part B-Miscellaneous Provisions**

