death house

American  

noun

1. a building or part of a prison in which persons condemned to death await execution.

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Etymology

Origin of death house

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

He says it was "a lot of fun" researching his part, and he learned "Victorian hospitals were not the nicest places in the world, they were often called death houses".

From BBC

Now an accomplished private investigator, McGarrahan was haunted by her morning in the death house at Florida State Prison.

From Washington Post

As Dailey passed days, and then weeks, in the death house, he experienced another, different kind of torment: the anticipation of waiting.

From New York Times

California’s death houses one of every four condemned inmates in the United States.

From Washington Times

The Enterprise published a photo showing dozens of morbid curiosity-seekers gathered outside the death house on Willowbrook, and countless other residents drove by the house to get a peek at it.

From Washington Times