death row

noun

: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death

—usually used with on

prisoners waiting on death row

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More must reads Three dead girls and a man on death row. —

Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024 The report also notes that 2024 saw a growing number of conservative lawmakers and prosecutors supporting inmates on death row with compelling evidence of innocence, including Richard Glossip in Oklahoma, Marcellus Williams in Missouri and Robert Roberson in Texas. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 Following Corcoran's execution, seven men are awaiting execution on death row at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. —

Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024 Indiana officials will execute the state's first death row inmate in 15 years Wednesday. —

Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for death row