death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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California For Subscribers From California’s death row, a phone gave them a love connection.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Gutierrez's lawyers have also argued that his case is similar to another Texas death row inmate - Rodney Reed - whose case was sent back to a lower court after the Supreme Court in 2023 ruled he should be allowed to argue for DNA testing.
—CBS News, 16 July 2024
Ernest Dykes, 51, was among three men whose decades-long tenure on death row appears to be at an end, Price announced Tuesday.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
The movie, based on Prejean’s book and real-life experience as a spiritual advisor to death row inmates, brought the two together, with Sarandon portraying the nun in Tim Robbins' adaptation and eventually earning an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Gutierrez's lawyers have also argued that his case is similar to another Texas death row inmate - Rodney Reed - whose case was sent back to a lower court after the Supreme Court in 2023 ruled he should be allowed to argue for DNA testing.
—CBS News, 16 July 2024
Ernest Dykes, 51, was among three men whose decades-long tenure on death row appears to be at an end, Price announced Tuesday.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
The movie, based on Prejean’s book and real-life experience as a spiritual advisor to death row inmates, brought the two together, with Sarandon portraying the nun in Tim Robbins' adaptation and eventually earning an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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