halfway house
Post-release living facility
A halfway house is a residence for people transitioning from an institution—typically prison or a rehabilitation facility—back to independent living.
Residents receive supervision and support while gradually reintegrating into society: He spent six months in a halfway house after his release.
More broadly, halfway house describes any compromise or intermediate position between two alternatives: The proposal was a halfway house between full regulation and none at all.
Restoration to a group
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- transitionChange from one state
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
reentry · parole · probation · incarceration · prison · release · monitoring · curfew
Unimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
sponsorship · withdrawal · stabilization · reintegration · wellness · healing · renewal · resilience
Place one inhabits
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- dormitoryStudent living building
- bunkhouseCommunal sleeping building
- boardinghouseLodging with meals provided
beds · facility · placement · tenants · housemates · live-in · overnight · roof
Advice for decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
accountability · structure · supervision · encouragement · resources · services · programming · staff
reintegration
Restoration to a group
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- transitionChange from one state
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
resettlement · reentry · parole · probation · incarceration · prison · release · monitoring · curfew · structure
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- therapyCurative mental treatment
counseling · sponsorship · withdrawal · stabilization · reintegration · wellness · healing · renewal · resilience · temperance
residence
Place one inhabits
boardinghouse · beds · facility · placement · tenants · housemates · live-in · overnight · roof
guidance
Advice for decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
sponsorship · accountability · structure · supervision · encouragement · resources · services · programming · staff · rules
- lodginghotel, inn, motel, hotels, hostel
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- care facilitieshospital, clinic, medical center, health center, rehabilitation center
- communitiesgated community, family, retirement community, neighbors, cohousing
halfway housemaximum security prison
Highest-level detention facility
solitary confinement · supermax · prison · penitentiary · jail
halfway housepermanent home
Lasting place of residence
family home · forever home · homelessness · homestead · ancestral home
halfway houseendpoint
Final point reached
finish line · ultimate goal · starting point · point of origin · beginning
house, halfway, household, housing, houses, warehouse, housekeeper, housed, housekeeping