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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Epstein, who lived in New York and Florida, served just over a year behind bars in Palm Beach County as a result of his 2008 guilty plea to soliciting a person under 18 for prostitution, though was allowed to go to his office nearly every day on work release, PEOPLE previously reported.
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Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
Epstein was also allowed liberal work release, which permitted him to spend up to 16 hours a day at his office in West Palm Beach.
—James Hill, ABC News, 1 July 2024
Bloom said the earlier 2023 suicide involved an inmate on work release who went into a bathroom, took off his pants and hanged himself with the clothing, while under the control of Miami-Dade’s corrections department.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
Diggins said work release was not operating near its full capacity when it was disbanded.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024
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.
—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
Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
Epstein was also allowed liberal work release, which permitted him to spend up to 16 hours a day at his office in West Palm Beach.
—James Hill, ABC News, 1 July 2024
Bloom said the earlier 2023 suicide involved an inmate on work release who went into a bathroom, took off his pants and hanged himself with the clothing, while under the control of Miami-Dade’s corrections department.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
Diggins said work release was not operating near its full capacity when it was disbanded.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024
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.
—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
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“Work release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20release. Accessed 16 Jul. 2024.
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