Halfway House
halfwayは文字通り半分の道のりです。つまり刑務所や精神病院などを終えた人々が社会復帰訓練を受ける施設(house)がこのように呼ばれます。Sandyはこうした民間の施設にも大きな爪あとを残しました。（UG）
As Storm Raged, 15 Fled New Jersey Halfway House
When the power failed at Logan Hall, a sprawling halfway house in Newark that resembles a prison, the rooms went dark.
Then the locks clicked open.
What happened next is likely to fuel the debate over the future of the large, privately run halfway houses in New Jersey, which have been criticized for mismanagement and lax oversight.
As Hurricane Sandy raged outside, dozens of male inmates burst into Logan Hall’s corridors. They threatened female inmates, tore apart furniture and ripped signs inscribed with inspirational sayings from the walls, witnesses said.
