confinement
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In solitary confinement, prisoners cannot mix and meals are delivered via a small opening in the cell door.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
But crucially, the text does not specify what will become of Ocalan, 77, who has spent the past 27 years being held in solitary confinement on Imrali prison island near Istanbul.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
But as my confinement continued, even through my longing to be home, I felt an indisputable change that could only be tied to the lack of a smartphone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Prison staff reportedly separated the two men and Combs was placed in solitary confinement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I see by her shape that indeed her confinement is imminent,” he says, frowning thoughtfully.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
He added the trust had recruited 75 nurses and healthcare support workers since the report was written, improved training, communication with deaf patients and reduced daytime confinements.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
"We have just had two years of pandemic with confinements which put our activity to a halt ... now tourists are returning and new booksellers are settling in."
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2022
Given the typically short confinements in the juvenile system, they added, how could that have any greater effect?
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2022
After reviewing videos and interviewing workers and youths, board staff found that most of the confinements did violate regulations, Ganter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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