death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Hunt, who was born in 1960, was among the longest-serving inmates on Alabama's death row.
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Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
Since the Supreme Court allowed executions to resume, Florida has executed 111 death row inmates with only six commutations, all by Graham.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
On death row for brutal 1997 murder Smith was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of Durk Van Dam, who received 35 blunt force injuries and wounds from a saw on his neck, shoulder and back.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Cooper became one of the youngest U.S. inmates on death row.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
Since the Supreme Court allowed executions to resume, Florida has executed 111 death row inmates with only six commutations, all by Graham.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
On death row for brutal 1997 murder Smith was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of Durk Van Dam, who received 35 blunt force injuries and wounds from a saw on his neck, shoulder and back.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Cooper became one of the youngest U.S. inmates on death row.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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