work-re|lease

work-re|lease
work-re|lease «WURK rih LEES», adjective.
of or designed for the part-time release of prisoners to permit them to take up normal employment or continue in their regular jobs: »

The defendants…will be eligible for “work-release” programs. That means they could report to their offices by day but would have to spend their nights locked up (Time).


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