death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Back-to-back rulings in 2023 could result in as many as 30 of the more than 100 people on Arizona's death row having their death sentences reconsidered.
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The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
No executions were carried out in 2023, but, according to Asahi, there were 109 people on death row as of the end of March.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Putting me on death row [initially] protected me from the violence in the prison.
—John J. Lennon, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
The 35-year-old inmate on Alabama’s death row has spent almost six years fighting his sentence after being convicted of killing five people, including a woman who was pregnant.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Women on death row at Chowchilla have been transferred to general population housing.
—Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Dorsey is one of at least three people on Missouri’s death row — out of 13 — whose lawyers were paid a set fee, according to the Missouri State Public Defender, a state agency.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
And on Tuesday, Alabama Department of Corrections records showed, Williams was being transported to Holman Correctional Facility which houses the state's death row inmates.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The government, which argued for a dismissal, said the short-notice practice was adopted to prevent death row inmates from committing suicide after being given more advanced notice of their execution, according to Asahi.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
No executions were carried out in 2023, but, according to Asahi, there were 109 people on death row as of the end of March.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Putting me on death row [initially] protected me from the violence in the prison.
—John J. Lennon, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
The 35-year-old inmate on Alabama’s death row has spent almost six years fighting his sentence after being convicted of killing five people, including a woman who was pregnant.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Women on death row at Chowchilla have been transferred to general population housing.
—Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Dorsey is one of at least three people on Missouri’s death row — out of 13 — whose lawyers were paid a set fee, according to the Missouri State Public Defender, a state agency.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
And on Tuesday, Alabama Department of Corrections records showed, Williams was being transported to Holman Correctional Facility which houses the state's death row inmates.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The government, which argued for a dismissal, said the short-notice practice was adopted to prevent death row inmates from committing suicide after being given more advanced notice of their execution, according to Asahi.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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