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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Minutes later, the vehicle passed through the gates of the notorious La Santé prison — where Sarkozy will now serve his sentence in solitary confinement.
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FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Three months after two men died in jail isolation cells, lawyers in a class-action lawsuit against San Diego County and the Sheriff’s Office are asking a federal judge to limit how long people with serious mental illness can be held in solitary confinement.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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
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FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Three months after two men died in jail isolation cells, lawyers in a class-action lawsuit against San Diego County and the Sheriff’s Office are asking a federal judge to limit how long people with serious mental illness can be held in solitary confinement.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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
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 29 Oct. 2025.
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