administrative segregation

American  

noun

1. the placement of prisoners in an isolated unit for the safety and security of the institution; solitary confinement.

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Example Sentences

But administrative segregation, regarded as non-punitive and intended for the detainee’s safety, can be indefinite.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

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

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