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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Eswatini's government stated the men would be held in solitary confinement pending repatriation, which officials later suggested could take up to a year.
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Billal Rahman
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The charge was eventually dropped, but the trauma of the years of imprisonment, including long periods in solitary confinement, left its mark.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
The men are from Cuba, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Vietnam and are being held in solitary confinement until they can be deported to their home countries.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The Protect Act passed in 2022 limits the amount of time an individual spends in solitary confinement or isolation.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
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Billal Rahman
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The charge was eventually dropped, but the trauma of the years of imprisonment, including long periods in solitary confinement, left its mark.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
The men are from Cuba, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Vietnam and are being held in solitary confinement until they can be deported to their home countries.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The Protect Act passed in 2022 limits the amount of time an individual spends in solitary confinement or isolation.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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