I actually don’t know. My guess would be that they’re not allowed to return home (so they don’t tip anyone off that they were voted out early). I do believe that contestants voted off pre-jury are allowed to travel around the area, while jurors have to stay at Ponderosa.
Wow! I stumped JillValentine.
Ducking......
The pre-jury boots go to one location; the jury boots go to Ponderosa. What are always telling are what are known as “weight loss spoilers” - what did the person look like when the arrived back in civilization - heavy weight loss would indicate that the person made final five or better; moderate weight loss - made the jury; negligible weight loss - a prejury boot.