death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Only three defendants remain on federal death row after former President Joe Biden commuted 37 sentences to life in prison.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
In the final weeks of his presidency, Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners on death row.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
This decision also follows Biden’s earlier move to commute the sentences of 37 out of 40 people on federal death row, converting their sentences to life imprisonment.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
Biden also commuted sentences for 37 of 40 convicts on death row in federal prisons, which was largely a policy statement against capital punishment.
—Ron Faucheux, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
In the final weeks of his presidency, Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners on death row.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
This decision also follows Biden’s earlier move to commute the sentences of 37 out of 40 people on federal death row, converting their sentences to life imprisonment.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
Biden also commuted sentences for 37 of 40 convicts on death row in federal prisons, which was largely a policy statement against capital punishment.
—Ron Faucheux, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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