work release
noun
US
: the practice of allowing a prisoner to work outside of the prison during the day
prisoners on work release
Examples of work release in a Sentence
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The conditions of his probation included being forbidden from driving a car without a valid license, logging 100 hours of community service and spending 10 months in the House of Corrections — four of which allowed for work release.
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Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Cooper's sentence, imposed by District Judge Mark Warner, also included 14 months' work release and 100 hours of community service.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
In a court filing last month, Ford’s attorney argued that Ford had already served a significant period — in excess of four years — and that the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office was not allowing work release.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Conditions of the probation included one year of Huber, or work release, 1,000 hours of community service and a fine of $1,000.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
The judge’s order does not permit work release while in jail and requires Lietzau to complete a drug treatment program afterward.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2024
The sentence's 14 months in county jail with work release are for a third-degree assault charge and the four years' probation are for a criminally negligent homicide charge, to be served concurrently with the jail sentence.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2024
An inmate vanished after walking away from a work release program, the Georgia Department of Corrections said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
An inmate who escaped from work release in north Alabama was later found hiding in a cornfield, authorities said Tuesday.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 13 June 2023
Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Cooper's sentence, imposed by District Judge Mark Warner, also included 14 months' work release and 100 hours of community service.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
In a court filing last month, Ford’s attorney argued that Ford had already served a significant period — in excess of four years — and that the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office was not allowing work release.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Conditions of the probation included one year of Huber, or work release, 1,000 hours of community service and a fine of $1,000.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
The judge’s order does not permit work release while in jail and requires Lietzau to complete a drug treatment program afterward.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2024
The sentence's 14 months in county jail with work release are for a third-degree assault charge and the four years' probation are for a criminally negligent homicide charge, to be served concurrently with the jail sentence.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2024
An inmate vanished after walking away from a work release program, the Georgia Department of Corrections said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
An inmate who escaped from work release in north Alabama was later found hiding in a cornfield, authorities said Tuesday.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 13 June 2023
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“Work release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20release. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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