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 judge also authorized work release for Speer during his incarceration.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
During his incarceration, he was given work release, which enabled him to leave the jail all day, almost every day.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Drew was crossing Folsom Boulevard on his skateboard when he was fatally struck; the driver received eight months in jail with an option for work release, plus a year of probation.
—Renée C. Byer, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
After serving about a year in jail and a work release program, Epstein resumed his business and social life until federal prosecutors in New York revived the case in 2019.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
During his incarceration, he was given work release, which enabled him to leave the jail all day, almost every day.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Drew was crossing Folsom Boulevard on his skateboard when he was fatally struck; the driver received eight months in jail with an option for work release, plus a year of probation.
—Renée C. Byer, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
After serving about a year in jail and a work release program, Epstein resumed his business and social life until federal prosecutors in New York revived the case in 2019.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Work release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20release. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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