The Associated Press via The Houston Chronicle
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — There are 128 inmates on Arizona’s death row and it appears the wheels of justice turn slow when it comes to capital punishment.
The state has executed 28 men since it lifted a 30-year moratorium on the death penalty in 1992. Only four of them were on death row for fewer than 10 years.
Nearly one in five condemned inmates in Arizona has been in prison for 20 years or more. Six have been awaiting execution for at least 25 years. One has been there for 31 years.
Phoenix lawyer Steve Twist, a longtime advocate for victims’ rights nationwide, doesn’t want to speed up the timeline for executions but does want to eliminate unnecessary delays.
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