Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Arizona. There are 108 people currently on death row as of May 20, 2026. Ninety-seven executions have been carried out since Arizona became a
Hanging of Zack Booth in Globe, Arizona Territory 1905
Execution of Joseph Wood
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Joseph Rudolph Wood III was an American convicted murderer executed on July 23, 2014, at Florence State Prison in Arizona, with a two-hour lethal injection procedure that was described as "botched". W
Capital punishment in Arizona
…issues affecting the administration of capital cases and propose recommendations to improve the judicial administration of these cases." After the execution of Joseph Wood in 2014, executions were temporarily halted but resumed in 2022. On January 23, 2023, newly inaugurated governor Katie Hobbs ordered a review of death…
Mugshot of Wood