death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Black, one of the state's longest serving death row inmates, suffers from congestive heart failure.
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Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 19 July 2025
Florida has executed 15 death row inmates since 2023, eight of them this year alone.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Black is the second death row inmate set for execution after the state resumed capital punishment this year.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
Nonprofit Iran Human Rights (IHR) warned that at least six others on death row for allegedly spying for Israel are at risk of execution.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
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Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 19 July 2025
Florida has executed 15 death row inmates since 2023, eight of them this year alone.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Black is the second death row inmate set for execution after the state resumed capital punishment this year.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
Nonprofit Iran Human Rights (IHR) warned that at least six others on death row for allegedly spying for Israel are at risk of execution.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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