Department of Corrections
A Department of Corrections is a governmental agency responsible for overseeing the incarceration of persons convicted of crimes within a particular jurisdiction. Traditionally the Department of Corrections is responsible for handling all aspects of State executions. Entities serving that purpose include:
- Department of Corrections (New Zealand)
- Department of Corrections (Thailand)
- State Departments of Corrections in U.S. states and DC:
- District of Columbia Department of Corrections
- Florida Department of Corrections
- Georgia Department of Corrections
- Hawaii Department of Public Safety
- Idaho Department of Correction
- Illinois Department of Corrections
- Indiana Department of Correction
- Iowa Department of Corrections
- Kansas Department of Corrections
- Kentucky Department of Corrections
- Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
- Maine Department of Corrections
- Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
- Massachusetts Department of Correction
- Michigan Department of Corrections
- Minnesota Department of Corrections
- Mississippi Department of Corrections
- Missouri Department of Corrections
- Montana Department of Corrections
- Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
- Nevada Department of Corrections
- New Hampshire Department of Corrections
- New Jersey Department of Corrections
- New Mexico Corrections Department
- New York State Department of Correctional Services
- North Carolina Department of Correction
- North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
- Oklahoma Department of Corrections
- Oregon Department of Corrections
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
- Rhode Island Department of Corrections
- South Carolina Department of Corrections
- South Dakota Department of Corrections
- Tennessee Department of Correction
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice (formed from the Texas Department of Corrections)
- Utah Department of Corrections
- Vermont Department of Corrections
- Virginia Department of Corrections
- Washington State Department of Corrections
- West Virginia Department of Corrections
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections
- Wyoming Department of Corrections
- U.S. territorial agencies
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