Morgan made the lockdown order without consulting any other warden. No matter who it is, security or otherwise, this system isn't supposed to be run by just one warden.

No, I don't think so, because it's a suggestion. You could leave your room and go wandering the halls if you wanted to. The real difference is that it can't be misconstrued as a punishment. The inmates who committed the crimes, who are playing that gruesome game, they're the ones who need to be punished; I don't want to give those inmates who are innocent a reason to hate us even more.