Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona
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AZ based statewide non profit organization working to educate the public on issues related to the death penalty and the inequities of the criminal justice system.
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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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June 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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
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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
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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 ...
propublica.org
June 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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
@dalebaich.bsky.social @jenmoreno.bsky.social #Arizona
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
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
March 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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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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February 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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
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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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January 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A retired judge looking into executions is skeptical about prison officials’ claims the pentobarbital stockpile won't ever expire
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
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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.
tucson.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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
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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.
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Cold Case Unit | AG's Office in the News
YouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office
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January 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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.
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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.
www.abc15.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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...
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
#JimmyCarter #JusticeForAll
December 30, 2024 at 5:26 AM
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
#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
#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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December 23, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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
#EndTheDeathPenalty #CriminalJusticeReform
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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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December 21, 2024 at 4:30 AM
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
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. 🙄
December 18, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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. 🙄
⏳ 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
#CommuteTheRow #DeathPenalty #Biden
December 18, 2024 at 5:03 AM
⏳ 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
#CommuteTheRow #DeathPenalty #Biden
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Potus please will you terminate the death penalty
December 13, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Potus please will you terminate the death penalty
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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.
azmirror.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Several advocacy groups on Wednesday called on Gov. Katie Hobbs to finish and release an investigation into the state’s death penalty practices
Yesterday, advocates from all sides of the political spectrum united to demand accountability and transparency from Arizona’s leaders before resuming executions.
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#Accountability #Transparency
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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.
www.fox10phoenix.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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
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#Accountability #Transparency
🚨 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
December 6, 2024 at 6:08 PM
🚨 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
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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 —
tucson.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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...
Our press release re: Governor Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes efforts to restart executions in AZ.
November 28, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Our press release re: Governor Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes efforts to restart executions in AZ.
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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 —
tucson.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:06 AM
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...