death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Alcala died in 2021 while on death row for the murders of Robin Samsoe, Jill Barcomb, Georgia Wixted, Charlotte Lamb and Jill Parenteau.
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Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Last week, a correctional officer at Holman was charged with smuggling meth into the prison, which houses the state’s death row population, and distributing it to an inmate.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
While on death row, Alcala died of natural causes on July 24, 2021, at age 77.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The state plans to retry Glossip if his conviction is vacated, but a ruling in Glossip’s favor will get him off death row for now.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
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Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Last week, a correctional officer at Holman was charged with smuggling meth into the prison, which houses the state’s death row population, and distributing it to an inmate.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
While on death row, Alcala died of natural causes on July 24, 2021, at age 77.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The state plans to retry Glossip if his conviction is vacated, but a ruling in Glossip’s favor will get him off death row for now.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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