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 three remaining federal death row prisoners whose sentences Biden didn't commute are all challenging their cases.
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Kristin Wright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, clemency has only been granted one time to a death row inmate in the state.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
Sanders was one of the 37 death row inmates who received a commuted sentence from Biden just before the 46th president left office.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
South Carolina currently has 28 other prisoners on death row.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Kristin Wright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, clemency has only been granted one time to a death row inmate in the state.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
Sanders was one of the 37 death row inmates who received a commuted sentence from Biden just before the 46th president left office.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
South Carolina currently has 28 other prisoners on death row.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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