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Solitary confinement

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004590

A form of imprisonment in which an inmate is isolated from all human contact, except for correctional staff. This practice involves housing prisoners in single cells for 22 to 24 hours a day, with minimal or no access to communal activities. Its use is subject to international human rights standards, such as the Mandela Rules.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004590
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004590",
  "term": "Solitary confinement",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A form of imprisonment in which an inmate is isolated from all human contact, except for correctional staff. This practice involves housing prisoners in single cells for 22 to 24 hours a day, with minimal or no access to communal activities. Its use is subject to international human rights standards, such as the Mandela Rules.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/solitary-confinement/"
}

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