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Atwood executed for 1984 murder, kidnapping
The state of Arizona executed death row inmate Frank Atwood on June 8 at the state prison in Florence.
Prisoner objects to change in execution briefings
A death row prisoner who could be among the first in Arizona to be executed in almost seven years is opposing a move that would reduce the amount of time he would have to respond to the state's request for his execution warrant.
Ducey says state law, not pope, dictates his action on death penalty
Gov. Doug Ducey said he will obey Arizona law and not Pope Francis, who has now declared that the death penalty is unacceptable in all cases.
News agencies to appeal ruling over execution-drug suppliers
News organizations plan to appeal a ruling that concludes Arizona isn't required to reveal the identity of the companies that supply the state with drugs for executions.
Trial seeks details on suppliers of death penalty drugs
News organizations will clash with Arizona prison officials over the First Amendment at a trial to determine whether the public has a right to know who supplies execution drugs and the qualifications of people who carry out the death penalty.
Judges approves settlement in Arizona death-row lawsuit
A federal judge has approved a settlement between the state and a group of condemned prisoners who sued over how Arizona conducts executions.
Execution policy changes meet death-row inmates’ demands
Changes to the state execution policy published by the Arizona Department of Corrections appear to meet demands defense attorneys made in a lawsuit filed on behalf of seven death-row inmates.
Death row thinning in Arizona, nationally – reasons vary
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ most recent data – accounting for prisoners under sentence of death as of December 31, 2015 – Arizona did see its first uptick in death row inmates in five years with the addition of two inmates in 2015. But that runs counter to the slow yet steady decline of the state’s death row.
Arizona to death-row inmates: Bring your own execution drugs
The novel policy has drawn sneers from defense attorneys who were puzzled as to why the state would think that they would assist in killing their clients.
Arizona agrees to settle part of death-penalty lawsuit
The state of Arizona has agreed to settle part of a lawsuit that protests the way it carries out executions.
Judge questions vow not to use sedative again in executions
A judge presiding over a lawsuit that protests how Arizona carries out the death penalty extracted promises in court from the state Wednesday that it won't use the sedative midazolam in future executions.
Ohio’s plan to renew executions breathes life into Arizona case
Ohio’s ability to acquire a controversial sedative used in lethal injections has come into play in a lawsuit seeking to strip away secrecy surrounding Arizona executions.
