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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Judge Russell Klein sentenced Metz to three months of work release and four years of probation after hearing emotional statements from the mothers of the two teen victims and from Metz, along with arguments from the prosecution and defense. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 July 2026 Epstein served about 13 months in a Florida jail, and was often permitted to leave the jail on work release. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Throughout the sentence, Epstein was allowed to spend a significant amount of time on work release at the Palm Beach office, as previously reported by PEOPLE. — Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 An article from The Telegraph published on June 26 claimed that Ferguson met Epstein at the offices of his company, the Florida Science Foundation, where he was based while on work release. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for work release

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work release

noun
: release of a prisoner from confinement during the day for the purpose of outside employment
work-release adjective
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