administrative segregation
Americannoun
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Over the next 15 years, during which time Congress killed our access to Pell Grants, I spent most of my time in and out of administrative segregation.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2023
And while the overall prison population has decreased by 27% since 2018, the DOC’s use of administrative segregation has decreased by only 3% over that same period.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2023
Mr. Chauvin has been held in state prison in Minnesota since his murder conviction, largely confined to administrative segregation.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
Steph wrote a scene about being locked in Ad Seg — administrative segregation — in Trenton.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2021
Their hands are cuffed and they wear color-coded jailhouse jumpsuits: yellow for maximum security, blue for minimum, and red for administrative segregation, which is the official term for solitary confinement.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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