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confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
he was held in solitary
How To Use solitary confinement In A Sentence
- Around 6,000 were jailed for their beliefs, some spending months in solitary confinement. The Sun
- The mean selfish life builds its own prison walls and passes sentence of solitary confinement. 23 Steps to Successful Achievement
- He served a year in prison - including eight months in solitary confinement.
- The arch - criminal was kept solitary confinement.
- Its defendants praised the reformatory emphasis of Pentonville, its generally softer punishment regime, its system of solitary confinement, and its emphasis on prisoners' self-development.
- Finally, any kind of attempt at escape will mean solitary confinement for 30 days.
- He is so dangerous he has served all but four of his 34 years in prison in solitary confinement. The Sun
- There is plenty of evidence, too, that orangs kept in cramped solitary confinement become not only bored but mentally sick.
- His mother said he blew up because he's been in solitary confinement and has been repeatedly denied bail - and the stress is getting to him.
- The mean selfish life builds its own prison walls and passes sentence of solitary confinement. 23 Steps to Successful Achievement