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 February, Newsom spoke at the opening of a new Learning Center at San Quentin, which was built on the grounds of the old death row.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
By the time the case arrived at the Supreme Court, the main issue centered on how states should assess whether a person on death row qualifies as intellectually disabled — a question left open by the 2002 case.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 May 2026
Attorneys for Idaho’s death row inmates raised similar concerns in 2024, when the state planned to take a second try at executing Thomas Creech after the first attempt was botched.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Arizona has executed a death row inmate for setting two people on fire more than 20 years ago, killing one of them and changing the other's life forever.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
By the time the case arrived at the Supreme Court, the main issue centered on how states should assess whether a person on death row qualifies as intellectually disabled — a question left open by the 2002 case.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 May 2026
Attorneys for Idaho’s death row inmates raised similar concerns in 2024, when the state planned to take a second try at executing Thomas Creech after the first attempt was botched.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Arizona has executed a death row inmate for setting two people on fire more than 20 years ago, killing one of them and changing the other's life forever.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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