Why is this still a thing.

[catsidhe]

If the lock is on the outside of the door, it's not a "retreat", it's a cell.

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[tcpip]

It is the absolute difference. Is the person free to leave?

Heck, medieval castles with valuable young women living in luxury were still prisons if they weren't allowed to leave on their own terms.