death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Since taking office in 2023, he's approved of every death row case in the state — except one.
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Maurice Dubois, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
This week’s must reads A death row inmate put his San Quentin journals and art up for sale at $80,000.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Questions about the guilt of a man on death row came to a head during court proceedings in St. Louis County in 2024.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
And Michael Bane, on Tennessee’s death row, who counts Hood as one of his best friends.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
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Maurice Dubois, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
This week’s must reads A death row inmate put his San Quentin journals and art up for sale at $80,000.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Questions about the guilt of a man on death row came to a head during court proceedings in St. Louis County in 2024.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
And Michael Bane, on Tennessee’s death row, who counts Hood as one of his best friends.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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