condemned cell

noun

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

Example Sentences

The hangman and his assistants arrived promptly at the condemned cell of London's Holloway Prison on what was an icy Tuesday morning.

From BBC

"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