death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Winners include a non-fiction work about Taiwan’s only female death row inmate that took top honors at Taipei International Book Exhibition and earned Frankfurt Book Fair selection.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The death penalty remains on the books in North Carolina, and there are more than a hundred people currently on death row in the state, but legal challenges have resulted in a de-facto moratorium for nearly two decades.
—Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The bombshell confession comes from a fellow death row inmate, William Noguera, who spent more than a decade building trust with Naso inside California’s infamous San Quentin State Prison.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The eight men on death row in Idaho are kept at the state’s maximum security prison south of Boise, while Row is held at the Idaho women’s prison in Pocatello.
—Kevin Fixler
september 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The death penalty remains on the books in North Carolina, and there are more than a hundred people currently on death row in the state, but legal challenges have resulted in a de-facto moratorium for nearly two decades.
—Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The bombshell confession comes from a fellow death row inmate, William Noguera, who spent more than a decade building trust with Naso inside California’s infamous San Quentin State Prison.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The eight men on death row in Idaho are kept at the state’s maximum security prison south of Boise, while Row is held at the Idaho women’s prison in Pocatello.
—Kevin Fixler
september 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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