work-release
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of work-release
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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He served 13 months in a county jail but was allowed to go to his office six days a week on a work-release program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
In 2008, he agreed to an exceedingly lenient plea deal with federal prosecutors that resulted in a 13-month prison sentence, with freedom granted 12 hours a day, six days a week, under a work-release program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2025
While most incarcerated workers today help maintain correctional facilities, others are leased out to private companies or take part in work-release programs.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
But they also are contracted out to private companies either directly from their prisons or through work-release programs.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Postconviction fees include pre-sentence report fees, public defender recoupment fees, and fees levied on people convicted of crimes and placed in a residential or work-release program.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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