in solitary
Example Sentences
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Lindsay spent an initial 57 days of detention in solitary confinement in the city of Kerman.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Marwan Barghouti is understood to have been kept in solitary confinement for the past two-and-a-half years.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Seven years later, Gonzales was transferred to Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing Unit, then the most restrictive facility in California, where he was held in solitary confinement for about 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Yoon has been held in solitary confinement while fighting multiple criminal trials.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
After seven months in prison, a lot of that time in solitary, the over-load was too much.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
