department_of_corrections
1. [ noun ] (government) the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
Synonyms: corrections
Examples:

"for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections"

Related terms: local_department
Similar spelling:   Department_of_Education
  Department_of_Commerce
  Department_of_Transportation
  department_of_economics
  department_of_chemistry
  department_of_mathematics
  department_of_linguistics
  Department_of_Agriculture
  Department_of_the_Treasury
  department_of_sociology
  department_of_psychology
  department_of_philosophy
  department_of_justice_canada
  Department_of_the_Interior
  department_of_anthropology