Abstract
“I don’t think it’s a secret that we inherited one of the worst, most incompetent and most ill-funded Department of Corrections in the country. . . [a]nd I don’t think it takes a leap to suggest that we should understand whether they are capable of carrying out the death penalty before we do it.” That is how Attorney General Kris Mayes described Arizona’s Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (“ADCRR”) less than two years ago. Ryan Thornell, director of the ADCRR, agreed, attesting in a declaration in 2023 that the ADCRR lacked “the necessary institutional knowledge and expertise to conduct an execution.”...
Document Type
Court Filing
Publication Date
2025
Recommended Citation
Brief Supporting Neither Party as Amici Curiae, State of Arizona v. Aaron Brian Gunches, Ariz. CR-13-0282-AP (2025).
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