halfway house
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William Maxwell, who has been incarcerated for over a decade and says he is entitled to be transferred to a halfway house or home confinement, worked from a prison library in Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
But Ali says: "The current halfway house becomes harder to justify as usage grows."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
After his release from jail, Brueckner was taken to a halfway house in Neumuenster, the magazine said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
The 2007 Second Chance Act allows people to transition from prisons to the community, serving up to the final 12 months of their sentence in a halfway house.
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2025
He told her about the advice the counselor at the halfway house had given to him.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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