Meanings
nounkeeplock (uncountable)
- uncountableTotal or near-total confinement of a prisoner to their cell.
I was sentenced to 90 days 'keep-lock' in order 'to deter other inmates from disobeying an order to urinate.'
1989 December 17, Edward Inman, “Disobeying An Order To Piss Lands Transsexual In Isolation”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 23, page 5
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