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captivity, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, prison
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The use of solitary confinement has been a controversial topic in California for more than a decade. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "Attorney who helped end indefinite solitary confinement is banned from CA prisons, over cell phone allegations," 16 Aug. 2019 To reduce suicides, prisoner advocates and mental health experts say that jails and prisons should invest in mental health resources, offer more drug treatment programs and reduce the use of solitary confinement. — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, "Epstein death draws attention to how little is known about prison suicides," 13 Aug. 2019 The Bureau of Prisons did not address questions about Epstein’s condition of confinement. — Matt Zapotosky, Washington Post, "Jeffrey Epstein dead after ‘apparent suicide’ in New York," 10 Aug. 2019 The guidelines call for Jewell to be sentenced to 12 to 18 months in prison, but Manley — no relation to FCA CEO Mike Manley — said Jewell should be allowed a sentence of home confinement instead. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "Former UAW VP compared to captain of Titanic in plea for leniency," 30 July 2019 He was sentenced to six months in prison, followed by six months of home confinement. — Madeleine Joung, Time, "Robert Mueller Is Testifying Before the House. Here's Everything to Know," 24 July 2019 Zils Gagne argued for one year of home confinement and appeared to expect a relatively lenient punishment as late at her sentencing hearing in April. — Don Stacom, courant.com, "Former Bristol council member facing prison term claims her lawyer was ineffective," 21 June 2019 The former Stanford head sailing coach embroiled in the nationwide college admissions scandal received a light sentence Wednesday from a federal court judge — one day in prison and six months of home confinement. — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, "College admissions scandal: Ex-Stanford sailing coach sentenced to 1 day in prison," 12 June 2019 He was found guilty of posing with the body of an Islamic State fighter, and he was sentenced to a reduction in rank and four months confinement, which Gallagher served before trial. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Ex-attorney for Navy SEAL acquitted of war crimes says Gallagher owes him up to $1 million," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'confinement.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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