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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Menjivar has at least five previous DUI convictions dating back to 2007 and was sentenced to one year in a jail work release program four days before the crash, according to the DA’s office.
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
Both Young and Casey will be eligible for work release.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The running back was sentenced to work release and probation and was also ordered to complete 200 hours of community service and pay approximately $7,000 in restitution and fees.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024
The polling place serves Assembly District 8, where democratic candidate Enrique Murguia was recently sentenced to work release for his second drunk driving conviction.
—Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
Both Young and Casey will be eligible for work release.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The running back was sentenced to work release and probation and was also ordered to complete 200 hours of community service and pay approximately $7,000 in restitution and fees.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024
The polling place serves Assembly District 8, where democratic candidate Enrique Murguia was recently sentenced to work release for his second drunk driving conviction.
—Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Work release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20release. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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