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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You might have been kept in solitary confinement all that time; there might be a quite large time span between the two.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
He has been beaten repeatedly and kept in solitary confinement.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Two unidentified staff members were offered a plea deal for their charge of official oppression after slamming a child’s head into a brick pillar and spitting on him as he was dragged away to solitary confinement.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
According to the United Nations, more than 15 consecutive days in solitary confinement is considered torture.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
He has been beaten repeatedly and kept in solitary confinement.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Two unidentified staff members were offered a plea deal for their charge of official oppression after slamming a child’s head into a brick pillar and spitting on him as he was dragged away to solitary confinement.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
According to the United Nations, more than 15 consecutive days in solitary confinement is considered torture.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Solitary confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solitary%20confinement. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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