in prison/solitary confinement/ in the prison

[Saneta]

1.Her brother is a criminal and she visits him in prison.-Correct.
Please tell me why the above sentence it's correct. She is not a criminal...
Souldn't be: the prison, bacause she is not in prison but she visits there her brother who is in prison.

He committed the crime so he is in prison. But:
Patrick's mother went to the prison to see her son.
Thank You again.

2. We write: in solitary confinement, like in prison, without : the, for criminals being there?

Thank You.

[Mister Micawber]

1.- 'In prison': like 'at home', 'in school', 'at church'. Your points are not relevant.

2. We write: in solitary confinement, like in prison, without : the, for criminals being there?-- No. We write it like we write 'at home'.
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[Saneta]

Dear Mister Micawber,
Haven't you heard about the diffirence between: ,,in prison'' and ,,in the prison''?
Thanks for your help.

[Mister Micawber]

Of course I know the difference; it is you who cannot recognize it. The man was in prison and she visited him there.
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