death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Thirty people on death row in Florida have been exonerated, far more than any other state.
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
After nearly three decades maintaining his innocence on Oklahoma’s death row and the emergence of new evidence in recent years, the US Supreme Court in February tossed Glossip’s conviction and death sentence.
—Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
West, now 49, is on the death row for killing Margaret Parrish Berry.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
After five years without an execution, the state set 2025 dates for four people on death row.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
After nearly three decades maintaining his innocence on Oklahoma’s death row and the emergence of new evidence in recent years, the US Supreme Court in February tossed Glossip’s conviction and death sentence.
—Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
West, now 49, is on the death row for killing Margaret Parrish Berry.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
After five years without an execution, the state set 2025 dates for four people on death row.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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