death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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And on Tuesday, Alabama Department of Corrections records showed, Williams was being transported to Holman Correctional Facility which houses the state's death row inmates.
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USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The government, which argued for a dismissal, said the short-notice practice was adopted to prevent death row inmates from committing suicide after being given more advanced notice of their execution, according to Asahi.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Related article Georgia executes death row inmate Willie Pye for the 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough
And now, about 5.5 years after his sentence, Dearman says the fight is over.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Alabama death row inmate asks to be executed Greene County Sheriff's Department via AP
Alabama death row inmate Derrick Dearman wants to die.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Newsom has since worked to dismantle death row at San Quentin State Prison, though his moves do not provide for the release of any prisoners or alter their current conviction or sentence.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Capital punishment in California exists in law, but in practicality ended in 2019 when Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered death row to be dismantled.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The others either died in prison from various causes or remained on death row.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
Oklahoma governor spares life of death row inmate Julius Jones 02:09
Oklahoma agreed to pause executions as investigations into what went wrong got underway.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The government, which argued for a dismissal, said the short-notice practice was adopted to prevent death row inmates from committing suicide after being given more advanced notice of their execution, according to Asahi.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Related article Georgia executes death row inmate Willie Pye for the 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough
And now, about 5.5 years after his sentence, Dearman says the fight is over.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Alabama death row inmate asks to be executed Greene County Sheriff's Department via AP
Alabama death row inmate Derrick Dearman wants to die.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Newsom has since worked to dismantle death row at San Quentin State Prison, though his moves do not provide for the release of any prisoners or alter their current conviction or sentence.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Capital punishment in California exists in law, but in practicality ended in 2019 when Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered death row to be dismantled.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The others either died in prison from various causes or remained on death row.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
Oklahoma governor spares life of death row inmate Julius Jones 02:09
Oklahoma agreed to pause executions as investigations into what went wrong got underway.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
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