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death chamber

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noun

  1. a room in which a person is dying or has died.

  2. a place, as in a prison, in which executions take place.


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Two very different accounts of the execution emerged from the state’s death chamber in Atmore, Ala., where the state executed Kenneth Smith, 58, on Thursday night.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

Even before Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the dismantling of California’s death chamber in 2019, the state rarely carried out executions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

"How ya doin', Cecil? Do you need anything?" he said, and we shook his hand to meet him like we were at a business event, a grand opening of the death chamber or something.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2023

Texas and other states, including Oklahoma, have begun allowing clergy inside the death chamber during executions following a U.S.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

The documentary showed a sign over the door in the death chamber, which the rabbi had passed under many times.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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