Comparative law notes
"Death penalty" is not allowed under Brazilian law. Therefore, there is no "death row". Nonetheless, "corredor da morte" is a term widely used when discussing the concept of death penalty.
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"Death penalty" is not allowed under Brazilian law. Therefore, there is no "death row". Nonetheless, "corredor da morte" is a term widely used when discussing the concept of death penalty.
the part of a prison where criminals are put who are going to be killed as punishment for a crime
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to review an appeal from a Texas death row inmate (=person kept in jail).