The top prosecutor from the state's second largest county said a planned study of how the death penalty is implemented in Arizona doesn't go far enough.
Read More »Prosecutor says planned death penalty study not enough
AG withdraws only outstanding motion for death penalty, Hobbs calls for review of execution process 
Gov. Katie Hobbs wants an outside review of the state’s death penalty process, arguing the recent executions carried out by the Department of Corrections “have resulted in serious questions about ADCRR’s execution protocols and lack of transparency.”
Read More »Gunches withdraws motion for his own death warrant 
Death row inmate Aaron Gunches withdrew his motion for his own death warrant, citing the changing attorney general’s office and prior executions, “carried out in a manner that amounts to torture.”
Read More »Clemency advocates push for more attention, resources, additional board member 
When it comes to recommendations from the Board of Executive Clemency, advocates for clemency say former Gov. Doug Ducey fell short in responding to requests for pardons and commutations.
Read More »Arizona executes man for 1980 killings of 2 people 
An Arizona man convicted of murdering two people in 1980 was put to death Wednesday in the state's third execution since officials started carrying out the death penalty in May after a nearly eight-year hiatus.
Read More »Arizona death row prisoner’s clemency bid rejected by board 
Arizona's clemency board unanimously declined on Thursday to recommend that the governor commute a man's death sentence to life in prison, keeping the inmate's planned execution on track for his conviction in two 1980 killings.
Read More »Lawyers for Arizona inmate facing execution file new appeal 
Lawyers for an Arizona death row inmate scheduled to be executed on Nov. 16 have filed a new appeal. Murray Hooper's attorneys filed another petition for post-conviction relief Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court.
Read More »Arizona prisoner to die by lethal injection, not gas chamber 
An Arizona prisoner who is scheduled to be executed in three weeks for two 1980 killings will be put to death by lethal injection.
Read More »Arizona Supreme Court allows death row execution to proceed 
The Arizona Supreme Court is allowing the state to move forward with the execution for death row inmate Murray Hooper next month.
Read More »Arizona attorney general seeking another execution warrant 
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Tuesday that he has notified the state Supreme Court that his office intends to seek a warrant of execution for death row inmate Murray Hooper. It would be the third execution warrant issued this year in Arizona.
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