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Recent Examples of halfway house
Signed into law by President George W. Bush, the Second Chance Act allows prisoners to spend up to one year of their sentence in prerelease custody, such as halfway houses or home confinement.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The prioritization of longer-term, higher-security inmates for halfway house placements leaves many non-violent offenders in prison longer than necessary.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Geographically, Residential Reentry Management in Dallas, an administrative office that manages federal halfway houses in Arkansas, Oklahoma and northern Texas, accounted for the largest group of people released, followed by those in San Antonio and Atlanta.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The federal Bureau of Prisons website shows Burkhart, 60, was assigned to the residential reentry management field office in Detroit, which primarily manages federal offenders in halfway houses or on home confinement.
—Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2024
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The prioritization of longer-term, higher-security inmates for halfway house placements leaves many non-violent offenders in prison longer than necessary.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Geographically, Residential Reentry Management in Dallas, an administrative office that manages federal halfway houses in Arkansas, Oklahoma and northern Texas, accounted for the largest group of people released, followed by those in San Antonio and Atlanta.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The federal Bureau of Prisons website shows Burkhart, 60, was assigned to the residential reentry management field office in Detroit, which primarily manages federal offenders in halfway houses or on home confinement.
—Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway house
Noun
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But the return home will likely be marked by more heartbreak.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Taking basic steps to help your heating system manage the challenges of extreme cold can keep your home comfortable and safe.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Patrick Mahomes' grandfather is in hospice care, the Kansas City Chiefs star's mother Randi Mahomes has announced.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Jack De Mave, who played Forest Ranger Bob Erickson in CBS’ Lassie, died in hospice care in Macon, Georgia on January 16 following a heart attack on Thanksgiving Day.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The serene 13,000-square-foot property was commissioned in 1912 by the Austrian monarchy and was originally intended to be a tuberculosis sanatorium.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2025
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The sanatorium reminded him of days some older Tajiks romanticize.—
Valerie Hopkins,
New York Times,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Bolsheviks shot its monks in the first years of the Soviet Union, and converted the complex into a sanitarium and a cinema.—
Ainara Tiefenthäler,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2022
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Camp and sanitarium admissions were voluntary, but may have been subject to family pressures.—
Neuroskeptic,
Discover Magazine,
21 Feb. 2018
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Kaiser is building its new medical center at the corner of Hospital Parkway and International Circle.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Department of Veterans Affairs manages a more than $350 billion budget and oversees nearly 200 medical centers and hospitals nationwide.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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