Lethal Injection

In a letter, Gov. Kay Ivey said "it is time to resume our duty of carrying out lawful death sentences"

The state has executed more inmates per capita than any other state since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976

The state eliminated its never-used firing squad option in 2009, but has been unable to secure the drugs needed for lethal injection executions

Nitrogen hypoxia is seen as a solution to the difficulty of obtaining lethal injection drugs

The attorney is calling for an investigation, accusing officials of moving ahead with the lethal injection while federal appeals were still outstanding

Raheem Taylor long maintained that he was in California when his girlfriend and her three young children were killed in 2004

Kenneth Eugene Smith was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection last year for a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying

"I would like to apologize to Mark and the Nix family for taking him away from you. I hope this brings you closure," inmate Wesley Ruiz said

The order means that it could be four more months until justices decide whether a newly organized firing squad or the electric chair are legal methods of execution

Executions will now be held at least 60 days apart rather than every 30 days in the state

“Arizona has a history of mismanaged executions that have resulted in serious questions and concerns about execution protocols,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said

The review found that the state hasn't complied with lethal injection processes since 2018, resulting in executions being conducted without proper drug testing

The state’s latest attempt to end nearly 12 years without an execution is to pass a new shield law to protect the identities of drug providers

Attorney General Gentner Drummond requested that executions be set 60 days apart, rather than the current 30-day timeframe

Scott James Eizember’s attorneys did not deny he killed A.J. Cantrell, 76, and his wife, Patsy Cantrell, 70, on Oct. 18, 2003