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Arizona eyes more private prison contracts
A company that operates an Arizona prison where three violent offenders escaped last year is among four firms that the Arizona Department of Corrections is proposing be awarded new prison bed contracts.
Setting the record straight on sentencing
I am writing to correct a number of inaccuracies in the May 20 “special report” printed in your newspaper (“A push from the right: More conservatives joining fight to change sentencing guidelines”). I am sure the reporter’s intention was to present a thorough examination of this important topic, but her final product was extremely one-sided and lacking in several important facts. As [...]
Beaty executed with 1st Arizona use of new drug
A man who raped and killed a 13-year-old Tempe girl in 1984, then took part in her search and attended her funeral was executed by lethal injection Wednesday with a drug that has never been used before in the state.
Az Supreme Court lifts stay, OKs execution of Beaty
The Arizona Supreme Court rejected a death-row inmate’s request to postpone his execution any longer Wednesday.
Last-minute drug switch postpones today’s execution
A lawyer for death-row inmate Donald Beaty argued today that his execution should be delayed one to two months so the defense can investigate whether switching one of the drugs used in executions is constitutional.
Arizona inmate granted temporary stay of execution
The Arizona Supreme Court has halted the planned execution of inmate Donald Beaty, who was scheduled to be given a lethal injection Wednesday morning for the rape and murder of a 13-year-old Tempe girl in 1984.
Arizona inmate set to die this week wants stay
Lawyers for an inmate set to be executed this week want the Arizona Supreme Court to withdraw his death warrant because the justices toured death row and met with prison officials.
Prisoners’ request for single execution drug may be granted
A switch to using a single drug for lethal injection would be a victory of sorts for a group of condemned Arizona prisoners who lost in court when they attempted to outlaw the state’s execution procedures.
U.S. Supreme Court grants execution stay for Ariz. inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for an Arizona death-row inmate Monday, less than 24 hours before he was scheduled to die by injection for the gruesome 1987 killings of a man and a teenage boy after he tortured and raped them for hours.
Lawyers for Arizona death row inmate seeking stay
Lawyers for an Arizona death row inmate filed motions Saturday asking the U.S. Supreme Court and federal appeals court to stay his scheduled execution next week.
Legislative panel says juvenile corrections should continue for 5 years
Less than a year after the agency was nearly abolished, the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections stepped away from the abyss after a legislative committee recommended that it be continued for five years.
Arizona execution takes place after long wait
It was clear from the outset that Arizona's execution of death row inmate Jeffrey Landrigan wouldn't be a smooth process.
