halfway house
noun
1
a
: a place to stop midway on a journey
b
: a halfway place in a progression
2
: a residence for individuals after release from institutionalization (as for mental illness, drug addiction, or criminal activity) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
Examples of halfway house in a Sentence
The car is the perfect halfway house between a family caravan and luxury sedan.
Recent Examples on the Web
He was accused of violating his probation twice: once in 2019 for not reporting to a halfway house after his release from federal prison in Central Florida, and again, in 2022, after he was arrested by Orlando police for alleged stalking.
—
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Officers then searched the halfway house in an attempt to locate Grayson and discovered her in the basement, the warrant said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Miller reported to prison in July 2017, and after eight months, she was released and transferred to a halfway house on March 27, 2018.
—Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
Robert Courtney, 71, a former Kansas City-area pharmacist who has been incarcerated for diluting prescriptions in a profit-boosting scheme, is being moved to a halfway house this summer, said Mike Ketchmark, an attorney for the victims.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Her order mandated the prison system intricately involve a special master Gonzalez Rogers ultimately picked in the decision-making process for transferring inmates out of the facility to other prisons or to different locations, such as halfway houses.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
El Chapo's wife set to be released from halfway house following prison sentence
Detectives recovered video of both the attack and the suspect leaving the station.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023
He was sentenced to 15 years but was released to a halfway house in January 1981, according to court records.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
After three years and 10 months in prison, Winkle was released this spring to a halfway house and then to monitored detention at his sister’s home in Blue Lake.
—Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Officers then searched the halfway house in an attempt to locate Grayson and discovered her in the basement, the warrant said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Miller reported to prison in July 2017, and after eight months, she was released and transferred to a halfway house on March 27, 2018.
—Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
Robert Courtney, 71, a former Kansas City-area pharmacist who has been incarcerated for diluting prescriptions in a profit-boosting scheme, is being moved to a halfway house this summer, said Mike Ketchmark, an attorney for the victims.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Her order mandated the prison system intricately involve a special master Gonzalez Rogers ultimately picked in the decision-making process for transferring inmates out of the facility to other prisons or to different locations, such as halfway houses.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
El Chapo's wife set to be released from halfway house following prison sentence
Detectives recovered video of both the attack and the suspect leaving the station.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023
He was sentenced to 15 years but was released to a halfway house in January 1981, according to court records.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
After three years and 10 months in prison, Winkle was released this spring to a halfway house and then to monitored detention at his sister’s home in Blue Lake.
—Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
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halfway house
noun
half·way house
ˈhaf-ˈwā-, ˈhȧf- 
: a center for individuals after institutionalization (as for mental illness or drug addiction) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
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