confinement
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captivity, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, prison
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Ovitz bought every piece in the show except several coffins, which Ruby said were a play on Minimalism and confinement. — Christina Binkley, The New Yorker, "Sterling Ruby’s Mixed Media," 2 Sep. 2019 Kristan Morgan, a nurse at a Florida federal prison, told USA TODAY last year that she and other civilian staffers have been routinely assigned to patrol cell blocks, including solitary confinement wings. — Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, "Federal prison suicides were quietly rising before Jeffrey Epstein's death in a New York detention center," 22 Aug. 2019 The altiplano of the Puna Catamarqueña feels like the world stretching its limbs after a long confinement. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "From Buenos Aires to the Chilean Coast: A Road Trip Across South America," 22 Aug. 2019 Teens described abuse, solitary confinement and schools without teachers when telling Philadelphia City Council about their time in institutional placements around the state. — Ray Boyd, Philly.com, "Children separated at border held in Pa., Malcolm Jenkins responds to Trump's pardon request | Morning Newsletter," 22 June 2018 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 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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