condemned cell

British  

noun

1. a prison cell in which a person condemned to death awaits execution

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Example Sentences

"The governor enters the condemned cell with the executioner at 08:58. The execution takes place at 09:00, with the medical officer's inspection of Teed at 09:02 and the burial at 12:05."

From BBC

Two years after the date of that Amnesty letter, my grandfather died in a condemned cell in political detention.

From Washington Post

This was the condemned cell and these were his last hours.

From The Guardian

The paper notes Dutchman Dylan Snel and Canadian Lindsey Petersen had spent a "terrifying" night in the condemned cell of Sabah's prison, because the usual holding pens were full.

From BBC

"On the stroke of 8am they would enter the condemned cell, strap the prisoner's arms behind his back and lead him to the gallows. The whole procedure often took less than 10 seconds from the hangmen entering the cell to the prisoner dropping to his death," says Fielding.

From BBC