death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Joseph Corcoran, of Allen County, is the first person on death row to be executed in Indiana in 15 years.
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
Alan Eugene Miller, who has been on death row since 2000, was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m. Thursday at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., located about 50 miles northeast of Mobile, officials confirmed, according to CNN, the Associated Press, and AL.com.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Hakamada's acquittal marks the fifth time in postwar Japan — and the first in 35 years — that a defendant on death row has been exonerated in the country, per NHK.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Missouri executed a 55-year-old Black man on death row Tuesday even after a prosecutor in the case and the family of the victim said his life should be spared.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
Alan Eugene Miller, who has been on death row since 2000, was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m. Thursday at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., located about 50 miles northeast of Mobile, officials confirmed, according to CNN, the Associated Press, and AL.com.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Hakamada's acquittal marks the fifth time in postwar Japan — and the first in 35 years — that a defendant on death row has been exonerated in the country, per NHK.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Missouri executed a 55-year-old Black man on death row Tuesday even after a prosecutor in the case and the family of the victim said his life should be spared.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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