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2007 NAICS Definitions

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. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Government establishments primarily engaged in operating half-way 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.

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No change 2002 to 2007

No change 1997 to 2002

2002 NAICS to 1987 SIC

2007 NAICS	2002 NAICS	1997 NAICS	1987 SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
922140	922140	922140	9223	Correctional boot camps
922140	922140	922140	9223	Correctional institutions
922140	922140	922140	9223	Detention centers
922140	922140	922140	9223	Honor camps, correctional
922140	922140	922140	9223	Houses of correction
922140	922140	922140	9223	Jails (except private operation of)
922140	922140	922140	9223	Penitentiaries
922140	922140	922140	9223	Prison farms
922140	922140	922140	9223	Prisons
922140	922140	922140	9223	Reformatories