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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One man endured nine separate periods of solitary confinement, including one lasting more than three weeks.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
His father was placed in solitary confinement, with just two hours a day of outside time, but has since been moved into the general population, Oscar Guevara said on the call.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
This idea was the noble origin of solitary confinement for prisoners.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Six days later, he was moved from a medical unit where he was initially held to a solitary confinement cell in the prison’s J Block, the records showed.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
His father was placed in solitary confinement, with just two hours a day of outside time, but has since been moved into the general population, Oscar Guevara said on the call.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
This idea was the noble origin of solitary confinement for prisoners.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Six days later, he was moved from a medical unit where he was initially held to a solitary confinement cell in the prison’s J Block, the records showed.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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