death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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As Walls sat on death row, two of Audrey's children died, as did her husband, Hickingbottom said.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Dec. 2025
The inmates currently on death row the longest were added in 1979, the department said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Jones is the 12th death row inmate exonerated in Ohio and the second from Hamilton County, said Kevin Werner, executive director of Ohioans to Stop Executions, which seeks a repeal of the death penalty.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
There are 32 men and one woman still on death row in the Peach State.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Dec. 2025
The inmates currently on death row the longest were added in 1979, the department said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Jones is the 12th death row inmate exonerated in Ohio and the second from Hamilton County, said Kevin Werner, executive director of Ohioans to Stop Executions, which seeks a repeal of the death penalty.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
There are 32 men and one woman still on death row in the Peach State.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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