solitary confinement
noun
: the state of being kept alone in a prison cell away from other prisoners
He spent three months in solitary confinement.
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Hepp’s lawyer said senior guards at Waupun refuse to work in the solitary confinement unit, leaving it to junior guards and guards brought in from other prisons to deal with staff shortages.
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Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Often, the starvation victims were held in solitary confinement or other forms of isolation, which is well proved to deepen psychosis.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
The cavalier way that Jon Hamm’s Matt dials up another decade of punishment in solitary confinement for his digital egg prisoner and takes a nonchalant sip of coffee is one of the most devilish on-screen actions in TV history.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
Mahdi's lawyers argued that his original trial attorneys were not prepared to handle the death penalty trial and ignored the impact that months spent in prison solitary confinement had on him as a teenager after witnessing traumatic events in his childhood.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Often, the starvation victims were held in solitary confinement or other forms of isolation, which is well proved to deepen psychosis.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
The cavalier way that Jon Hamm’s Matt dials up another decade of punishment in solitary confinement for his digital egg prisoner and takes a nonchalant sip of coffee is one of the most devilish on-screen actions in TV history.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
Mahdi's lawyers argued that his original trial attorneys were not prepared to handle the death penalty trial and ignored the impact that months spent in prison solitary confinement had on him as a teenager after witnessing traumatic events in his childhood.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for solitary confinement
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“Solitary confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solitary%20confinement. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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