death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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In addition, the versatile anchor's assignments have run the gamut from hosting the 2015 Philadelphia Mayoral Candidates Forum to going behind bars to interview a high school classmate on death row.
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CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
These fears are well-founded, as authorities have previously executed many protesters following grossly unfair trials, while many others remain on death row.
—Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Two bills pertaining to firing squad executions for death row inmates won’t advance further this session unless the authors propose them as amendments to other bills.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Conahan is still on death row in Florida State Prison.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
These fears are well-founded, as authorities have previously executed many protesters following grossly unfair trials, while many others remain on death row.
—Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Two bills pertaining to firing squad executions for death row inmates won’t advance further this session unless the authors propose them as amendments to other bills.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Conahan is still on death row in Florida State Prison.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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