death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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The move came a decade after former Gov. George Ryan established a moratorium on death sentences after a string of men were let off death row after DNA evidence called their guilt into question.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The 28 inmates remaining on death row in South Carolina include two who have exhausted their appeals and are awaiting execution, most likely this spring.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
For the first time in 15 years a death row inmate in the U.S. was be executed by a firing squad.
—Jeffrey Collins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
In 2021, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill requiring death row inmates to choose between firing squad or the electric chair, or lethal injection if the drugs are available.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The 28 inmates remaining on death row in South Carolina include two who have exhausted their appeals and are awaiting execution, most likely this spring.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
For the first time in 15 years a death row inmate in the U.S. was be executed by a firing squad.
—Jeffrey Collins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
In 2021, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill requiring death row inmates to choose between firing squad or the electric chair, or lethal injection if the drugs are available.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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