A residential correctional facility in which an offender may have to serve the last portion of his or her sentence outside the prison, but not yet in the community is called _______.

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A halfway house is a residential correctional facility where inmates may be sent to serve the last part of their sentence outside the prison. This allows for a transition back into the community, while still providing some level of supervision and structure. A penitentiary is a high-security prison, while a jail is a short-term detention facility. House arrest involves serving a sentence at home, rather than in a correctional facility.

A Residential Correctional Facility in Which an Offender May Have