Prohibition on solitary confinement

(a) In general An individual in the custody of the Department may not be placed in solitary confinement. (b) Defined term In this section, the term solitary confinement — (1) means the confinement of an individual to the individual’s cell, alone or with a cellmate, whether pursuant to disciplinary, administrative, or classification action; and (2) does not include the confinement of an individual to such individual's assigned cell during designated sleeping time.