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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George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025 After lockup that night, officers moved Dewer and Lamorie from their cells to solitary confinement. Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 And then 95% of prisoners and detainees are eventually released to the community, where the decimation of life skills caused by solitary confinement makes successful reintegration much less likely. Terry Kupers, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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