'We actually know what's always humane': AZ lawmaker wants to …
4 days ago · Arizona state Rep. Alexander Kolodin in 2024. Calling the current system inhumane and problematic, a state lawmaker wants to give voters the chance to replace the current method of killing convicted murderers with the firing squad. The proposal by Rep. Alexander Kolodin follows a preliminary report ...
Lawmaker: Ask Arizona voters to OK firing squads - Arizona …
Jan 16, 2025 · Duncan said if the state is to continue with executions, the most humane method is the firing squad. So now Kolodin, a Scottsdale Republican, wants to put a measure on the 2026 ballot asking ...
Arizona voters could change method of execution for death row …
Jan 17, 2025 · A proposal by a state legislator suggests changing the method for execution to death by firing squad. Here's why the issue could be on your ballot in 2026.
Speak Up: Scottsdale Republican wants voters to decide on firing squads ...
3 days ago · Calling the current system inhumane and problematic, a state lawmaker wants to give voters the chance to replace the current method of killing convicted murderers with a firing squad. “Firing squads do away with the extreme pain and torture of putting chemicals in a body to kill it. Using chemicals is actually unAmerican. The cost is also ...
Former head of Arizona's death penalty review speaks out …
Nov 30, 2024 · Retired judge David Duncan was tasked to review Arizona's death penalty procedures, but was dismissed from the role by Governor Katie Hobbs in recent days. FOX 10's Nicole Krasean spoke with...
AZ to resume executions | 12news.com
Nov 27, 2024 · In letter dismissing retired judge, Hobbs cites his recommendation of firing squads. AG Mayes says she'll seek execution warrant in coming weeks. PHOENIX — The State of Arizona is poised to...
Arizona ready to resume executions; attorney general will seek …
Nov 26, 2024 · Using firing squads in Arizona would require changing state law. Voters in 1992 approved lethal injection as the state’s method, though the measure said people already on death row at the time...
Magistrate: firing squad most humane way to execute prisoners
Dec 2, 2024 · The former federal magistrate who Gov. Katie Hobbs hired to study the execution process said Wednesday he was dismissed because he was telling the governor something she didn’t want to hear: There is no humane way to kill someone with lethal injection.
Ex-judge hired to review Arizona lethal injection process fired
Nov 28, 2024 · PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The death penalty is controversial in itself, but the man Gov. Hobbs put in charge of reviewing the execution process, retired federal judge David Duncan, recommended the...
Arizona set to reinstate death penalty after two-year halt on ...
Dec 6, 2024 · Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) and Democratic Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes are set to bring back executions of prisoners on death row in the state after they put the practice on a hiatus...