Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Corrections refers to one of the components of the criminal justice system. This includes halfway houses, parole programs, prisons, and probation programs. Corrections is the process of trying to correct an individual so that they do not engage in criminal behavior. See also: criminal justice, death penalty, deterrence, individual rights, justice, penology, prison, social control This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.