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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At the time of the murders, Black had been on work release from prison for shooting Clay's estranged husband and her daughter's father, Bennie Clay, in 1986.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
At the time of the murders, Black had actually been on work release from jail time for shooting Bennie Clay in the shoulder during an altercation.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 24 June 2021
His sentence called for transitioning from jail to 2.5 years on work release, then probation.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
At the time of the murders, Black had been on work release for serving time for shooting and wounding Bennie Clay.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
At the time of the murders, Black had actually been on work release from jail time for shooting Bennie Clay in the shoulder during an altercation.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 24 June 2021
His sentence called for transitioning from jail to 2.5 years on work release, then probation.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
At the time of the murders, Black had been on work release for serving time for shooting and wounding Bennie Clay.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for work release
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“Work release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20release. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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