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padded cell

pad·ded cell [ pàddəd sél ] (plural pad·ded cells)


noun 
Definition:
 
lockable room with padded surfaces: in former times, a room in a psychiatric hospital with its walls and floor covered with padding to prevent a patient from doing himself or herself physical harm

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