death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Price has said her office is engaged in settlement negotiations between lawyers representing inmates on death row whose cases are under review and the California Attorney General’s Office.
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Stephanie Becker, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
Despite the Atkins decision and Florida’s own law on the issue, death row prisoners claiming to be mentally disabled still face an obstacle of legalisms contrived to favor the executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
Floyd Time on death row: 17 years James Hunt was sentenced to death for the 2004 murder of Bettina Hunt, his estranged wife.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2024
By week's end, the country will have executed 11 death row inmates.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
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Stephanie Becker, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
Despite the Atkins decision and Florida’s own law on the issue, death row prisoners claiming to be mentally disabled still face an obstacle of legalisms contrived to favor the executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
Floyd Time on death row: 17 years James Hunt was sentenced to death for the 2004 murder of Bettina Hunt, his estranged wife.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2024
By week's end, the country will have executed 11 death row inmates.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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