day release
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Jordan: It starts at a younger age now but when I was growing up you used to get day release one day a week on a Tuesday, so you had the full day at training.
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"It is wholly inadequate that this man who is a known flight risk is allowed out on day release," he said.
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The Justice Minister Naomi Long has apologised after a convicted killer, with a history of absconding, spent nine months on the run from Magilligan prison after being granted day release.
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He said the rules for testing prisoners' suitability for graduated release should be tightened as the prison service said most inmates do stick to the terms of day release.
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Beattie said "a chaperoning system" could be introduced for certain prisoners being considered for day release.
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