2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

922140 Correctional Institutions

This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in managing and operating correctional institutions. The facility is generally designed for the confinement, correction, and rehabilitation of adult and/or juvenile offenders sentenced by a court.

Illustrative Examples:

Correctional institutions, public administration
Penitentiaries, public administration
Detention centers, public administration
Prisons, public administration
Jails, public administration


Cross-References.

• Government establishments primarily engaged in operating halfway houses for ex-criminal offenders and delinquent youths are classified in Industry 623990, Other Residential Care Facilities; and
• Establishments primarily engaged in managing or operating correctional facilities owned by others are classified in Industry 561210, Facilities Support Services.

2007 NAICS		2012 NAICS		2017 NAICS		Corresponding Index Entries
922140		922140		922140		Correctional boot camps
922140		922140		922140		Correctional institutions
922140		922140		922140		Detention centers
922140		922140		922140		Honor camps, correctional
922140		922140		922140		Houses of correction
922140		922140		922140		Jails (except private operation of)
922140		922140		922140		Penitentiaries
922140		922140		922140		Prison farms
922140		922140		922140		Prisons
922140		922140		922140		Reformatories