death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Florida has the highest number of death row exonerations in the nation, with 30.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The administrative law already exempts the three-member Board of Correction from such review, but the question over whether that also covered the prison system’s director is at the center of an active Idaho Supreme Court appeal from a death row prisoner.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, is on death row after being convicted on first-degree murder charges.
—Rick Montanez, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Zeigler has been on Florida’s death row longer than any other inmate.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The administrative law already exempts the three-member Board of Correction from such review, but the question over whether that also covered the prison system’s director is at the center of an active Idaho Supreme Court appeal from a death row prisoner.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, is on death row after being convicted on first-degree murder charges.
—Rick Montanez, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Zeigler has been on Florida’s death row longer than any other inmate.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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