death row

noun

: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death

—usually used with on

prisoners waiting on death row

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South Carolina has carried out the execution of death row inmate Richard Moore for the 1999 murder of a convenience store clerk, despite calls for clemency from some of his trial's former jurors, the judge from his original trial, pastors, a former state prison director and members of his family. —

Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024 Yet Roberson remains on death row, even as politicians, scientists and others—including the lead detective who investigated him and one of the jurors who convicted him—have spoken out on his behalf. —

Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024 There are currently 25 people on death row in Kentucky. —

Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024 But when, in March 2024, the state’s governor – Newsom – declared a halt to executions, sparing all 737 people on California’s death row, Harris praised the action. —

Donovan A. Watts, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for death row