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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Each day during his work release, Epstein was transported between the jail and an office in downtown West Palm Beach by his bodyguard and driver, Igor Zinoviev.
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Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Court records show he was granted work release.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Brown’s reporting exposed a controversial 2008 plea deal that allowed Epstein to serve just 13 months with work release six days a week.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to four years in prison, two years in Lake County Community Corrections Kimbrough work release, and one year probation.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Court records show he was granted work release.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Brown’s reporting exposed a controversial 2008 plea deal that allowed Epstein to serve just 13 months with work release six days a week.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to four years in prison, two years in Lake County Community Corrections Kimbrough work release, and one year probation.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Work release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20release. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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