The document discusses the role and goals of correctional institutions. It describes correctional institutions as any facility operated by a state or political subdivision for confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders. The main goals of correctional administration are outlined as rehabilitation, incapacitation, deterrence, denunciation, and retribution. A three-tiered system of pre-care, care, and post-care is employed to rehabilitate prisoners through probation, imprisonment, and assistance after release.