Arizona’s Largest County Frequently Pursues the Death Penalty. It Rarely Secures That Sentence. www.propublica.org/article/mari... @propublica.org @abc15.com @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social @davebiscobing15.bsky.social @azdeathpenalty.bsky.social #Maricopa

Arizona’s Largest County Frequently Pursues the Death Penalty. It Rarely Secures That Sentence.

In nearly 350 death penalty cases Maricopa County prosecutors pursued over 20 years, just 13% ended in a death sentence. The numbers indicate the need for a more deliberate and transparent process to ...

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Maricopa County’s Handling of Death Penalty Cases Puts Its Secretive Review Process in Question. propublica.org/article/mari... @propublica.org @abc15.com @davebiscobing15.bsky.social @azdeathpenalty.bsky.social @dalebaich.bsky.social @jenmoreno.bsky.social #Arizona

Maricopa County’s Handling of Death Penalty Cases Puts Its Secretive Review Process in Question

In nearly 350 death penalty cases Maricopa County prosecutors pursued over 20 years, just 13% ended in a death sentence. The numbers indicate the need for a more deliberate and transparent process to ...

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We’re grieving—for our friend Aaron Gunches and for the soul of Arizona. Arizona didn’t need to kill him. No one is safer. This was political theater, not justice. This fight is bigger than one execution. We refuse cruelty. The fight to end the death penalty in AZ continues. #az #Justice

BREAKING ATTORNEY STATEMENT: #SCOTUS rules #RichardGlossip, innocent on Okla’s death row, is entitled to a new trial as a result of the trial prosecutors’ failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence to Mr. Glossip’s trial counsel. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2s3p44th

Glossip Attorney Statement Re: SCOTUS Agrees Rich Glossip Should Get New Trial

ATTORNEY STATEMENT U.S. SUPREME COURT AGREES RICHARD GLOSSIP SHOULD GET NEW TRIAL (Washington, DC, February 25, 2025) Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Oklahoma Court of Crimin...

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A retired judge looking into executions is skeptical about prison officials’ claims the pentobarbital stockpile won't ever expire

Secret jars in a prison fridge hold AZ's lethal injection drugs, and they may be expired

In a locked and alarm-equipped refrigerator at an Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry facility in Florence are eight unmarked glass containers that resemble Mason jars

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Rep. Alexander Kolodin wants to replace lethal injection with firing squads in Arizona, calling it “more humane.” But no method of execution can erase the injustice and inhumanity of the death penalty. It’s time to abolish it entirely. #AbolishTheDeathPenalty #HumanRights tucson.com/news/state-r...

Lawmaker: Ask Arizona voters to OK firing squads for executions

PHOENIX — Calling the current system inhumane, a state lawmaker wants to give voters the chance to replace the lethal injection method of executing condemned inmates with a firing squad.

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This is about more than solving crimes—it’s about providing justice for the victims and their families. To learn more about the cases or submit a tip, visit www.azag.gov. youtu.be/iW5Hrze0yqc

Cold Case Unit | AG's Office in the News

YouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office

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The death penalty isn’t justice—it’s a distraction. While Arizona focuses on executing Aaron Gunches, real solutions go ignored: Prevention programs. Victim support services. Mental health programs. www.abc15.com/news/state/a...

Arizona seeks warrant to execute Aaron Gunches

It comes after a two-year pause in Arizona executions due to concerns that the Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry had botched the process during prior lethal injections.

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We honor the life of President Jimmy Carter, a champion of human rights & justice. He was an outspoken opponent of the death penalty. His legacy reminds us to fight for a justice system rooted in compassion and equality. Rest in peace and power, President Carter. #JimmyCarter #JusticeForAll

President Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row to life without parole. This historic step builds on his commitment to ending the federal death penalty and advancing criminal justice reform. #EndTheDeathPenalty #CriminalJusticeReform

FACT SHEET: President Biden Commutes the Sentences of 37 Individuals on Death Row | The White House

Today, President Biden announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row. Those individuals will have their sentences

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Watch & Share this new video! The killer of Rev. Sharon Risher's mother and two cousins is among more than 40 prisoners on federal and military death rows in the United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBPXN6KY_JE

Call President Biden: Commute the Federal and Military Death Row Now!

Watch & Share this new video! The killer of Rev. Sharon Risher's mother and two cousins is among more than 40 prisoners on federal and military death rows i...

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Interesting that Hobbs can accept the findings from the independent experts in this circumstance but doesn’t find findings from the independent commissioner and retired federal judge she appointed to investigate the lethal injection protocol credible. 🙄

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Top Arizona election official accuses predecessors of ignoring proof-of-citizenship problem — and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes isn’t going to challenge Gov. Katie Hobbs during the 2026 primary election www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

⏳ Just 34 days left for President Biden to save 40 lives on the Federal Death Row —sign the petition now: bit.ly/DPAA_CTR #CommuteTheRow #DeathPenalty #Biden

Potus please will you terminate the death penalty

Several advocacy groups on Wednesday called on Gov. Katie Hobbs to finish and release an investigation into the state’s death penalty practices

Death penalty foes want Hobbs to publish the independent report she spiked

Several advocacy groups on Wednesday called on Gov. Katie Hobbs to finish and release an investigation into the state’s death penalty practices.

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Yesterday, advocates from all sides of the political spectrum united to demand accountability and transparency from Arizona’s leaders before resuming executions. www.fox10phoenix.com/news/executi... #Accountability #Transparency

Executions in Arizona could resume, but critics say the state isn't prepared

Resuming executions in Arizona is becoming one step closer in the state, but critics are swinging back, saying the state is not prepared to follow through, and are demanding accountability.

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🚨 Breaking: AZ AG Kris Mayes seeks a death warrant, with execution set ~35 days after approval. This move defies former Judge David Duncan’s warning that the death penalty is “unreliable, unworkable, and prone to errors.” #StopExecutions #AZJustice

Former federal magistrate studying how capital punishment carried out in Arizona says Gov. Hobbs dismissed him because he was telling her what she didn't want to hear: There's no humane way to kill someone by lethal injection. tucson.com/news/local/s...

Ex-judge says Hobbs fired him for finding 'no humane way' to execute by injection

PHOENIX — The former federal magistrate hired by Gov. Katie Hobbs to study the execution process says he was dismissed for telling her what she didn't want to hear —

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Our press release re: Governor Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes efforts to restart executions in AZ.

Gov. Hobbs wanted a study of issues related to botched executions. But she fired the retired federal magistrate -- the reason, he tells Capitol Media Services, is that he told her what she didn't want to hear: you can't do humane executions with lethal drugs. tucson.com/news/local/s...

Ex-judge says Hobbs fired him for finding 'no humane way' to execute by injection

PHOENIX — The former federal magistrate hired by Gov. Katie Hobbs to study the execution process says he was dismissed for telling her what she didn't want to hear —

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