halfway house

Example Sentences

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One minute has been proposed as a halfway house, but BBC Sport understands concerns remain about negative impacts.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Marquez remembers when a home on 115th Street was being considered for a halfway house a few years back.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

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

Even so, it was a lovely place and situation; a halfway house between prison and freedom.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela