house of correction

house of correction

A place where people are sent after being convicted of minor offenses, sometimes with the goal of reforming their behavior. Sir, how long will Walter have to stay in the house of correction? I wouldn't do that if I were you—you'll be sent to the house of correction if you get caught.
See also: house, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

house of correction

Euph. a prison. He was sentenced to five years in the county's house of correction. The Jones House of Correction was built in the 1950s, when violent crime was much less common here.
See also: house, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • no sir
  • no sir!
  • sirree
  • It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back
  • cold shoulder, to give/show the
  • at a pinch
  • at a pinch/push
  • camel
  • (something) is the last straw
  • (something) is the straw that broke the camel's back
References in periodicals archive
The same retailers were now to be whipped before being discharged from the local house of correction, although this particular clause, apart from attracting sporadic attention in contemporary newspapers and judicial documents, would appear to have had no effect whatsoever in deterring hawkers.
"DAMN YOU, YOU INFORMING BITCH." VOX POPULI AND THE UNMAKING OF THE GIN ACT OF 1736
Glasier, 39, of the Worcester County House of Correction, delivering an article to a prisoner, guilty, 90 days in the House of Correction, concurrent with sentence.
District Court Log
McNulty, 26, of the Worcester County House of Correction, assault and battery, guilty, 60 days in the House of Correction, time served; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, dismissed.
District Court Log
Charge brought by the Worcester County House of Correction.
Clinton District Court Log
Travis Beausoleil, 34, of the Worcester County House of Correction, assault and battery, guilty, 30 days in the House of Correction, credit for time served.
Clinton District Court Log
Christopher Gauthier, 32, of the Worcester County House of Correction, assault and battery, dismissed.
Clinton District Court Log
Nguyen, 47, of the Worcester County House of Correction, assault and battery, dismissed.
Clinton District Court Log
Francisco Rivas, 31, of the Worcester County House of Correction, assault and battery, guilty; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, guilty.
Clinton District Court Log
Lapointe, 27, of 257 Chestnut St., Clinton, motor vehicle operator refusing to identify himself, guilty, filed; operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, subsequent offense, guilty, one year in the House of Correction, concurrent with another case.
Clinton District Court Log
Kennedy, 26, of the Worcester County House of Correction, assault and battery, guilty, filed; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, guilty, filed.
Clinton District Court Log
Lepage, 42, of the Worcester County House of Correction, fugitive from justice on a court warrant, dismissed returned to Connecticut.
Clinton District Court Log
Maguire, 32, of the Worcester County House of Correction, fugitive from justice on a court warrant, dismissed.
Clinton District Court Log
Kyle Pasacane, 22, of the Worcester County House of Correction, assault and battery, guilty, 30 days in the House of Correction, concurrent with sentence being served.
District Court Log
803, Chelsea, threatening to commit a crime, guilty, six months in the House of Correction, sentence suspended until May 8, 2015, abide by restraining order, take prescribed medications, mental health evaluation and treatment as recommended by probation.
District Court Log
John Cormier, 27, of 52 Codman Road, Lincoln, forgery of check, dismissed; uttering a false check, guilty, six months in the House of Correction, committed, 93 days credit; larceny over $250, guilty, six months in the House of Correction, committed, concurrent with another charge.
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