halfway house
nounDefinition of halfway house
1a
: a place to stop midway on a journey
b
: a halfway place in a progression
2
: a residence for individuals after release from institutionalization (as for mental illness, drug addiction, or criminal activity) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
Examples of halfway house in a Sentence
The car is the perfect halfway house between a family caravan and luxury sedan.
Recent Examples on the Web
The council unanimously approved new contracts with CoreCivic and a GEO Group subsidiary to run some of the cityâs halfway houses, or community corrections facilities. — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, "Denver City Council approves new contracts with for-profit detention companies â with promise of change," 26 Aug. 2019 For example, Huffman, 56, is hoping to serve out her sentence in a halfway house, instead of a federal prison, according to a new report in Us Weekly. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "The possible plea deal Lori Loughlin could have taken â to avoid up to 40 years in prison," 26 June 2019 The bill passed by the House would allow some inmates to serve out the final stretch of their sentences in halfway houses or in home confinement, and would add new protections for pregnant and postpartum female prisoners, among other provisions. — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, "McConnell Controls Fate of Criminal-Justice Overhaul Bill," 20 Nov. 2018 The 25-year-old is one of more than 500 people living in limbo after the Denver City Councilâs dramatic decision Monday night not to renew contracts for six halfway houses. — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, "Hundreds in prison limbo after Denver council breaks up with halfway house operators," 7 Aug. 2019 Her first stint was on the board of Conard House, a halfway house for young people with mental illness. — Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com, "Enterprise for Youth celebrates 50 as founder Glady Thacher celebrates 90," 24 July 2019 The former husband of Real Housewives of Atlanta alumna Phaedra Parks has been released from prison and is currently at a halfway house in Philadelphia, online records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirm. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, "Former RHOA Star Apollo Nida Released from Prison, Heads to Halfway House," 5 June 2019 They were released from prisons and halfway houses across the country under the First Step Act signed into law by the president last year. — Mola Lenghi, CBS News, "More than 3,000 prisoners released under First Step Act," 19 July 2019 The seven-man police force has served a combined six years in jails, prisons and halfway houses on dozens of criminal charges. — Anchorage Daily News, "The Alaska village where every cop has been convicted of domestic violence," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'halfway house.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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halfway house
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of halfway house
: a place where people who have recently left a prison, mental hospital, etc., can live until they are considered ready to live by themselves
chiefly British
: something that combines the qualities or features of two different things
See the full definition for halfway house in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Medical Definition of halfway house
: a center for individuals after institutionalization (as for mental illness or drug addiction) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
halfway house
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half·way house
Legal Definition of halfway house
: a residence for formerly institutionalized individuals (as mental patients, drug addicts, or convicts) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life