death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Hochman has visited San Quentin to see the changes Newsom directed after suspending the death penalty and ordering the dismantling of death row.
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Adam Ashton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Clemency is extremely rare; the Death Penalty Information Center estimates fewer than 1% of people on death row have had their sentences commuted since 1972.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to death, and during his time on Ohio's death row, Jamison said he was scheduled to be executed six times before the governor intervened.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
Those protections apply even to death row inmates.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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Adam Ashton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Clemency is extremely rare; the Death Penalty Information Center estimates fewer than 1% of people on death row have had their sentences commuted since 1972.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to death, and during his time on Ohio's death row, Jamison said he was scheduled to be executed six times before the governor intervened.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
Those protections apply even to death row inmates.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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