work release
noun
US
: the practice of allowing a prisoner to work outside of the prison during the day
prisoners on work release
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That was down from 1,300 people in work release in 2018.
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024
Last month in Alabama, a Hyundai supplier ended its work release program following intense pressure to do so.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
More:Assembly candidate sentenced to work release for 2nd drunk driving conviction
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—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
The three businesses provided staffing assistance to local businesses, housed current and former inmates at a transitional home called Orchard House and provided transportation to work release inmates and former inmates traveling to and from work.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 20 June 2024
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024
Last month in Alabama, a Hyundai supplier ended its work release program following intense pressure to do so.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
More:Assembly candidate sentenced to work release for 2nd drunk driving conviction
How many drinks equals 0.08% BAC?
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
The three businesses provided staffing assistance to local businesses, housed current and former inmates at a transitional home called Orchard House and provided transportation to work release inmates and former inmates traveling to and from work.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 20 June 2024
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“Work release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20release. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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