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- DictionarySol·i·tar·y con·fine·ment/ˈsäləˌterē kənˈfīnmənt/
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- 1. the isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as a punishment: "she was kept in solitary confinement for three days"
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Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an incarcerated person lives in a single cell with little or no contact with other people. It is a punitive tool used within the prison system to discipline or separate incarcerated individuals who are considered to be security risks to other incarcerated individuals or prison staff, as well as those who violate facility rules or are deemed d... Wikipedia