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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Whelan said he was held in solitary confinement in the five days before his release. Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024 The documentary centers participants in the 2011 and 2013 hunger strikes across California state prisons in protest of inhumane solitary confinement conditions. Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024 As recounted by Jim Collins, Admiral James Stockdale was imprisoned for seven years in the infamous Hanoi Hilton, enduring solitary confinement and beatings. Nathan Furr, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Eventually, Hala and Maha were moved into solitary confinement in smaller villas next door. Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024 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 9 Nov. 2024.

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