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 Louisiana, which has one of the highest wrongful conviction rates in the nation, the last death row exoneration came in 2016.
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Jack Brook The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
Duncan was one of 55 people on death row in Louisiana at the state prison known as Angola.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Duncan was one of 55 people on Louisiana's death row, per AP.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The number of people on death row is also shrinking.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
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Jack Brook The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
Duncan was one of 55 people on death row in Louisiana at the state prison known as Angola.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Duncan was one of 55 people on Louisiana's death row, per AP.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The number of people on death row is also shrinking.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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