confinement

Example Sentences

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Tennyson’s father and two of his siblings had periods of confinement in medical clinics.

From The Wall Street Journal

A BOP spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the bureau does not discuss conditions of confinement or security procedures and that employee standards of conduct prohibit staff from giving any prisoners preferential treatment.

From Salon

Yoon has been held in solitary confinement while fighting multiple criminal trials.

From Barron's

It was May 1999, and US Army sergeant Andrew Ramirez had been held captive for over a month by Yugoslav forces, enduring days of dark confinement and interrogations.

From BBC

For the last five years, he has been held in solitary confinement at a maximum security prison - a detention his son believes is causing his health to "tremendously suffer".

From BBC