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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The jail time is concurrent and work release is authorized, according to prosecutors.
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Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
The sheriff, Ric Bradshaw, would not answer questions, submitted by the Miami Herald, about Epstein’s work release.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 28 Nov. 2018
That was down from 1,300 people in work release in 2018.
—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
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Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
The sheriff, Ric Bradshaw, would not answer questions, submitted by the Miami Herald, about Epstein’s work release.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 28 Nov. 2018
That was down from 1,300 people in work release in 2018.
—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
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“Work release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20release. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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