單獨監禁

單獨監禁又稱單獨關押、關禁閉，是一種囚禁手段，被監禁的人住在一個單獨的牢房裡，因此他無法與其他人交流^[1][2][3]。

法國雷恩雅克卡地亞監獄的單獨監禁牢房

大量研究表明，單獨關押對囚犯有着深刻的負面影響，往往囚犯被釋放出來後，他們還會受到影響^[4]。雖然監獄方面有人表示單獨關押是維護監獄安全的必要手段^[5]，但許多心理健康和法律專業組織對這種做法表示批評，並認為應該嚴格限制單獨關押犯人^[6][7][8]。

人權專家表示，長時間的單獨關押可以被視為酷刑^[9]，聯合國的《關押待遇的最低標準規則（英語：Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners）》（也稱為曼德拉規則）於2015年修訂，該規則提到應該禁止將人單獨關押超過15天以上^[10]。

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4. Haney, Craig. Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement. Annual Review of Criminology. 2018, 1: 285–310. ISSN 2572-4568. doi:10.1146/annurev-criminol-032317-092326.
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9. Section, United Nations News Service. UN News - Solitary confinement should be banned in most cases, UN expert says. UN News Service Section. 18 October 2011 [29 June 2017]. （原始內容存檔於24 June 2017）.
10. United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules). General Assembly resolution (annex) of 17 December 2015. 存档副本. [2023-08-02]. 原始內容存檔於2022-08-20.